A History of the Low Countries (Palgrave Essential Histories)
by Paul Arblaster
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Author: Paul ArblasterEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-12-23
ISBN: 1403948283
Number of pages: 312
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
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Book Review: A complex history presented clearly with clarity and a light touch
Summary: 5 Stars
I have just finished this delightful book, "The Low Countries". I am not an academic, but rather a former international banker who lived in the proximity of the Low Countries (3 years in Germany and a year in London) before spending 10 years in the Far East, during which time I occasionally also had Dutch bosses and colleagues. I have long been intrigued but the differences in personalities of Cologne and Frankfurt where I lived and The Netherlands and Belgium so close by, yet found no history books that really helped me get my arms around their complex, interconnected histories. This book not only did this, but with an occasional sly humor that I came to look for with delight.
Summary of A History of the Low Countries (Palgrave Essential Histories)
This is the first full historical survey of the Benelux area (Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg) to be written in English. Paul Arblaster describes the whole sweep of the history of the Low Countries, from Roman frontier provinces, through medieval principalities, to the establishment of the three constitutional monarchies of the present day. This readable overview highlights the international importance of the social, economic , spiritual, and cultural movements that have marked the region.
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