xiv+298pp. Pictorial colour illustrated covers & spine, b/w full page maps, chronology of events, list of dynasties, index. Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg are three relatively small countries whose historical importance is out of all relation to their size.This is the first full historical survey of the benelux area 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. Size: Octavo. Seller Inventory # 000597

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Title: A History of the Low Countries

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, Hampshire

Publication Date: 2006

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: As New

Edition: 1st Edition.

Book Type: Book

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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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Paul Arblaster has lived in Belgium for half of his life and received much of his education in Dutch. He teaches at the Centre for European Studies at the University of Leuven, Belgium.

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