Covers Dutch political, intellectual, and colonial history and culture in 550 concise entries. The concluding bibliography will help researchers locate additional information on recent books (published after 1970, mainly in English).
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this is an excellent resource and reference work... (Arba )
This new edition is particularly welcome in that it reflects the profound changes that have taken place in Dutch society since 1998....The publishers are to be congratulated on offering a work that brings together information on a wide range of topics in one handy volume. (Reference Reviews )
...an updated and expanded reference containing some 700 cross-referenced entries on the political, economic, and social systems of the Netherlands, as well as short biographies of key figures who have shaped the country's history. The second edition reflects changes in facts and figures since publication of the 1998 edition. In addition to the dictionary itself, the text contains three b&w maps; a chronology of key events from 5300-1550 B.C. through 2006; an introductory essay; and an extensive bibliography about the history of the Netherlands designed for scholars, students, and the general public interested in further study of the country and its people... (Reference & Research Book News )
...an updated and expanded reference containing some 700 cross-referenced entries on the political, economic, and social systems of the Netherlands, as well as short biographies of key figures who have shaped the country's history. The second edition reflects changes in facts and figures since publication of the 1998 edition. In addition to the dictionary itself, the text contains three b&w maps; a chronology of key events from 5300-1550 B.C. through 2006; an introductory essay; and an extensive bibliography about the history of the Netherlands designed for scholars, students, and the general public interested in further study of the country and its people. (Reference & Research Book News ) --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
This new edition is particularly welcome in that it reflects the profound changes that have taken place in Dutch society since 1998....The publishers are to be congratulated on offering a work that brings together information on a wide range of topics in one handy volume. (Reference Reviews )
...an updated and expanded reference containing some 700 cross-referenced entries on the political, economic, and social systems of the Netherlands, as well as short biographies of key figures who have shaped the country's history. The second edition reflects changes in facts and figures since publication of the 1998 edition. In addition to the dictionary itself, the text contains three b&w maps; a chronology of key events from 5300-1550 B.C. through 2006; an introductory essay; and an extensive bibliography about the history of the Netherlands designed for scholars, students, and the general public interested in further study of the country and its people... (Reference & Research Book News )
...an updated and expanded reference containing some 700 cross-referenced entries on the political, economic, and social systems of the Netherlands, as well as short biographies of key figures who have shaped the country's history. The second edition reflects changes in facts and figures since publication of the 1998 edition. In addition to the dictionary itself, the text contains three b&w maps; a chronology of key events from 5300-1550 B.C. through 2006; an introductory essay; and an extensive bibliography about the history of the Netherlands designed for scholars, students, and the general public interested in further study of the country and its people. (Reference & Research Book News ) --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
About the Author
Dr. Arend H. Huussen, Jr. has lectured for three decades on history and law at the University of Amsterdam and then the University of Groningen. He has published widely on various aspects of Dutch history, with a special emphasis on criminology, family, state formation, and the arts.
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