The Dutch Republic: Its Rise, Greatness, and Fall 1477-1806

"Jonathan Israel's 1,231-page blockbuster forms the inaugural volume of a new series, the Oxford History of Early Modern Europe, and offers a comprehensive, integrated account of the northern part of the Netherlands over almost 350 years...The Dutch Republic represents the fruit of 12 years of research, contemplation and writing, and brims over with interesting detail."—The New York Times Book Review

"Israel performs the great service of charting a path through this literature and presents a...