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Patriots and liberators : revolution in the Netherlands, 1780-1813 by Simon Schama. -- is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Patriots and liberators : revolution in the Netherlands, 1780-1813 about?
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.
Who reads Patriots and liberators : revolution in the Netherlands, 1780-1813?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Simon Schama. --
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
- Published
- 1977
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780394485164
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, European History, Humanities
- Rating
- 3.59 / 5 (41 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13