First published in 1999 by
Berghahn Books

© J. C.H. Blom, E. Lamberts 1999

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Geschiedenis van de Nederlanden. English.

History of the Low Countries / J. C.H. Blom and E. Lamberts, eds.
translated by James C. Kennedy.

p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 1- 57181-084-6 (hardcover: alk. paper). -- ISBN 1-57181-085-4
(pbk. : alk. paper)

1. Netherlands -- History. 2. Belgium -- History. I. Blom. J. C. H.,
1943-. II. Lamberts, Emiel.

DH131.G4713 1998

949.3 -- dc21 98-22708

CIP

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

Printed in the United States on acid-free paper.

This publication has been made possible with financial assistance from the
Prins Bernhard Foundation, the Netherlands.

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