A History of the Low Countries (Palgrave Essential Histories Series)

This Successful Text Remains The Sole Historical Survey Of The Benelux Area To Be Written In English. Arblaster Describes The Full Sweep Of The History Of The Low Countries, From Roman Frontier Provinces To The Present Day. The New Edition Has Been Revised And Updated In The Light Of Recent Events And Scholarship, And Brings The Story Up To 2011-- Preface To The Second Edition -- Preface To The First Edition -- Maps -- Introduction: Diversity; Water And Windmills; Convergence -- From Pagans To Crusaders, 57 Bc To Ad 1100 -- Patterns Of Power And Piety, 1100-1384 -- The Low Countries United And Divided, 1384-1609 -- From Delftware To Porcelain, 1609-1780 -- The Rise And Fall Of The Liberal Order, 1776-1914 -- World Wars And World Peace, 1914-2011 -- Chronology Of Major Events -- List Of Dynasties And Rulers -- List Of Political Parties And Governments Since 1918 -- Selected Further Reading In English -- Index. Paul Arblaster. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 286-292) And Index.