Table of Contents

Preface; Maps; Introduction; From Pagans to Crusaders, 57BC to AD1100; 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, 1914-2002; Chronology; Lists of Rulers; Selected Further Reading; Index

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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.

About the Author

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.

Reviews

An excellent book. It is fluently written and covers not only political, social and economic developments but touches on the most important cultural aspects as well.' - Ulrich Tiedau, University College London, UK