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Patriots and Liberators

Af: Simon Schama Engelsk Paperback

Patriots and Liberators

Af: Simon Schama Engelsk Paperback
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A reissue of Simon Schama’s landmark study of the Netherlands from 1780–1813, this is a tale of a once-powerful nation’s desparate struggle to survive the treacheries and brutality of European war and politics.Between 1780 and 1813 the Dutch Republic – a country once rich enough to be called the cash till of Europe and powerful enough to make war with England – was stripped of its colonies, invaded by its enemies, driven to the edge of bankruptcy, and, finally, reduced to becoming an appendage of the French empire – an appendage not even the French seemed to value overmuch. Out of these events Simon Schama has constructed a gripping chronicle of revolution and privateering, constitutions and coups, in a tiny nation desperately struggling to stay afloat in a sea of geopolitics.Like his classics ‘The Embarrassment of Riches’ and ‘Citizens’, ‘Patriots and Liberators’ combines a mastery of historical sources with an unabashed delight in narrative. The result confirms Schama as a historian in the finest tradition – one whose study of the past reveals volumes about the present. This is one of our most revered historians’ greatest works, and this new Perennial edition will reintroduce his genius to a new generation of readers.
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A reissue of Simon Schama’s landmark study of the Netherlands from 1780–1813, this is a tale of a once-powerful nation’s desparate struggle to survive the treacheries and brutality of European war and politics.Between 1780 and 1813 the Dutch Republic – a country once rich enough to be called the cash till of Europe and powerful enough to make war with England – was stripped of its colonies, invaded by its enemies, driven to the edge of bankruptcy, and, finally, reduced to becoming an appendage of the French empire – an appendage not even the French seemed to value overmuch. Out of these events Simon Schama has constructed a gripping chronicle of revolution and privateering, constitutions and coups, in a tiny nation desperately struggling to stay afloat in a sea of geopolitics.Like his classics ‘The Embarrassment of Riches’ and ‘Citizens’, ‘Patriots and Liberators’ combines a mastery of historical sources with an unabashed delight in narrative. The result confirms Schama as a historian in the finest tradition – one whose study of the past reveals volumes about the present. This is one of our most revered historians’ greatest works, and this new Perennial edition will reintroduce his genius to a new generation of readers.
Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 768
ISBN-13: 9780006861560
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 0006861563
Kategori: Holland
Udg. Dato: 12 mar 1992
Længde: 50mm
Bredde: 194mm
Højde: 129mm
Forlag: HarperCollins Publishers
Oplagsdato: 12 mar 1992
Forfatter(e): Simon Schama
Forfatter(e) Simon Schama


Kategori Holland


ISBN-13 9780006861560


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 768


Udgave


Længde 50mm


Bredde 194mm


Højde 129mm


Udg. Dato 12 mar 1992


Oplagsdato 12 mar 1992


Forlag HarperCollins Publishers