The Cambridge Companion to the Dutch Golden Age van Helmer J. Helmers and Geert H. Janssen is an English-language printed textbook. It provides a comprehensive and balanced overview of political, economic, literary, and artistic developments in the seventeenth century within the United Provinces. This reference work is aimed at professionals and students in higher education.
The publication covers various aspects of the Dutch Golden Age, including global trading relationships, religious tolerance, and cultural innovation. Attention is also given to the involvement of the Dutch Republic in slavery and military conflicts in Asia, Africa, and the Americas. With nineteen chapters by renowned experts, this book is an indispensable guide for anyone interested in the history of the Dutch in the seventeenth century.
This textbook is thematically aligned with topics such as European history, HISTORY / Europe / General and Regional History, and is part of the Cambridge Companions to Culture series.