An Economic and Social History of the Netherlands, 1800–1920 provides a comprehensive account of Dutch history from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth century, examining population and health, the economy, and socio-political history. The Dutch experience in this period is fascinating and instructive: 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, characteristic 'pillarization', and relative tolerance. Michael Wintle also examines the lives of ordinary people: what they ate, how much they earned, what they thought about public affairs, and how they wooed and wed. This book will be of central importance to Dutch specialists, as well as European historians more generally.
- Provides a comprehensive account of Dutch history in the 'long' nineteenth century
- Compares the development of the Netherlands to that of neighbouring countries
- Provides an explanation of the phenomenal Dutch economic growth
- Explains the background to the famed Dutch tolerance and liberalism
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'Michael Wintle's 'splendid and thought-provoking synthesis' will undoubtedly attain … canonical status.' Martine van Ittersum, Business History Review
'… stands out above all comparable work.' (trans.) Maarten Duijvendak, Tijdschrift voor Geschiedenis
'… this book admirably meets the urgent demand for a single narrative of the socio-economic history of the Netherlands in the nineteenth century and as such represents an extraordinary feat.' Wim Mellaerts, Dutch Crossing
'… an important work of revisionist scholarship … Wintle's book should go a long way toward returning the 'disappeared' nineteenth-century Netherlands to the annals of history.' Business History
'… this book meets the urgent demand for a single narrative of the socio-economic history of the Netherlands in the 'long' nineteenth century.' History
'… a work of reference in English on Dutch economic and social history from the Napoleonic wars to World War II … Wintle's book is lucidly written. It supplies the reader with the relevant information and references in a succinct manner. And Wintle aptly demonstrates his mastery of the literature and the published statistics. Yes, this is the book I needed.' International Review of Social History
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Product details
- Date Published: July 2007
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521037396
- length: 416 pages
- dimensions: 227 x 152 x 15 mm
- weight: 0.631kg
- contains: 6 b/w illus. 17 tables
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
List of plates
List of figures
List of tables
Acknowledgements
General introduction
Part I. Demography and the Health of the Nation:
1. Demographic indicators
2. The condition of the people: public health, diet and nutrition
Part II. Economic Transition: Introduction
3. Economic performance and industrialization: the Dutch debate
4. Factor inputs: labour, capital, materials
5. Economic influences: entrepreneurship, technology and government policy
6. Sectoral analysis
7. Features of demand
8. Economic transition: conclusion
Part III. Social Transition: State, Society, Individual and Nation: Introduction
9. Authority and representation: the citizen and the state
10. Education and welfare: empowerment and protection
11. Loyal subjects: state formation and nation formation
12. Social groups
General conclusion
Bibliography
Index.
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Author
Michael Wintle, University of Hull