An Economic and Social History of the Netherlands, 1800 1920: Demographic, Economic and Social Transition Contributor(s): Wintle, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521037395 ISBN-13: 9780521037396 Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: July 2007 Annotation: This book provides a comprehensive account of Dutch history in the "long" nineteenth century. In this fascinating and instructive period the country saw extremely rapid population growth, awesome death rates, staggering fertility, some of the fastest economic growth in the world, a uniquely large and efficient service sector, a vast and profitable overseas empire, and relative tolerance. This is the only single-authored book currently available on this crucial period of Dutch history, and it will be of central importance to Dutch specialists, as well as European historians more generally. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Western Europe - General - Business & Economics | Economic History - History | Social History |
Dewey: 306.094 |
Lexile Measure: 1690(Not Available) |
Physical Information: 0.93" H x 6" W x 9" L (1.34 lbs) 416 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Benelux - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Cultural Region - Western Europe |
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated |
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Publisher Description: This book provides a comprehensive account of Dutch history in the long nineteenth century. In this fascinating and instructive period the country saw extremely rapid population growth, awesome death rates, staggering fertility, some of the fastest economic growth in the world, a uniquely large and efficient service sector, a vast and profitable overseas empire, and relative tolerance. This is the only single-authored book currently available on this crucial period of Dutch history, and it will be of central importance to Dutch specialists, as well as European historians more generally. |
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