A concise history of the Netherlands /
James C. Kennedy (Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam).
- pages cm.
- Cambridge concise histories .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Key dates -- From the Margins to the Mainstream : Dutch History to 1384 -- Rise of the Northern Netherlands, 1384-1588 -- A Young Republic's Golden Age, 1588-1672 -- Diminishing Returns and New Hopes, 1672-1795 -- Building a Nation-State, 1795-1870 -- Progress and Crisis, 1870-1949 -- A Progressive Beacon to the World, 1949-2016 -- Epilogue.