A Brief History of the Netherlands (Brief History Of....) |
 Paul F. State
ISBN: 0816071071
Considered one of the world's great maritime powers in the 17th century, the Netherlands continues to be an important commercial entrepot and international crossroads today, a status that has made the modern nation one of the wealthiest in the world....(read more) |
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Ajax, The Dutch, The War: Football in Europe During the Second World War |
 Simon Kuper
ISBN: 0752842749
The Dutch club Ajax is the vehicle through which Simon Kuper recounts the stories of both survival and persecution of members of Amsterdam's Jewish population - with almost 80 per cent of Amsterdam's Jewish Corner wiped out in the War, the long-held...(read more) |
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Amsterdam: The Brief Life of a City |
 Geert Mak, Philipp Blom
ISBN: 186046789X
A magnet for trade and travellers from all over the world, stylish, cosmopolitan Amsterdam is a city not only of dreams and nightmares, of grand civic architecture and legendary beauty, but also of civil wars, bloody religious purges, and the tragedy of...(read more) |
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Art and Commerce in the Dutch Golden Age |
 M North
ISBN: 0300081316
An account of the Dutch golden age of the 17th century, when the country enjoyed economic success, world power, and tremendous artistic output. It explores the reasons for its success in trade and industry, and the ways that art played a role in the...(read more) |
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Going Dutch: How England Plundered Holland's Glory |
 Lisa Jardine
ISBN: 0007197322
A fascinating exploration of the relationship of competition and assimilation between England and the Netherlands during the 17th century, revealing how Dutch tolerance, resilience and commercial acumen effectively conquered England by permanently...(read more) |
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Hebrews of the Portuguese Nation: Conversos and Community in Early Modern Amsterdam |
 Miriam Bodian
ISBN: 0253213517
In the 17th century, descendants of forcibly baptised Jews (conversos) fled the Iberian Inquisitions to settle in Amsterdam, a city renowned for its commercial ties and religious tolerance. On arrival the conversos lacked clear ethnic or religious...(read more) |
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History of the Dutch-Speaking Peoples 1555-1648 |
 Pieter Geyl
ISBN: 1842122258
He also describes the uneasy truce with Spain that follows, the arrest and execution of Oldenbarnevelt, the resumption of war in 1621, the uncertain alliance with France, and the eventual establishment of Dutch independence in 1648. Geyl also addresses...(read more) |
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Housing Design and Society in Amsterdam: Reconfiguring Urban Order and Identity 1900-1920 |
 N Stieber
ISBN: 0226774171
During the early 1900s, Amsterdam developed an international reputation as an urban mecca when invigorating reforms gave rise to new residential neighbourhoods encircling the city's 19th-century districts. This new housing, built primarily with...(read more) |
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Nathaniel's Nutmeg: How One Man's Courage Changed the Course of History |
 Giles Milton
ISBN: 0340696761
Consider the humble jar of nutmeg pushed to the back of your kitchen cupboard, among all the other spices that you hardly ever use. Would you believe that nutmeg formed the basis for one of the most bitter international conflicts of the 17th century,...(read more) |
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Science and Culture for Members Only: The Amsterdam Zoo Artis in the Nineteenth Century |
 Donna C. Mehos
ISBN: 9053567399
The Amsterdam zoo Artis was recognized as the preeminent cultural center of the city for much of the nineteenth century. Donna Mehos here examines the exclusive nature of Artis and how the Amsterdam middle class utilized it to promote a culture of...(read more) |
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The Dutch Republic: Its Rise, Greatness, and Fall |
 Jonathan Israel
ISBN: 0198207344
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The First Governess of the Netherlands: Margaret of Austria |
 Eleanor E. Tremayne
ISBN: 1432642154
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