MARK T. HOOKER is a Visiting Scholar at Indiana University. He is author of The Military Uses of Literature (Praeger 1996) and Customs and Etiquette in Holland (1997). He served as a linguist and foreign area specialist as a uniformed member of the U.S. Armed Forces and also as a Department of Defense civilian.

• Series Foreword Timeline of Historical Events The Contemporary Nation: An Overview Geography The Economy The Political System Society The History of the Nation From the Ice Age to the Middle Ages Reformation, Rebellion, and the Republic The Union and the Golden Age The Colonies Constitutional Democracy War, Crisis, and Recovery The Rise and Fall of the Welfare State The New Society The New, Post-Cold War World Biographies Appendix Bibliographic Essay Bibliography of Translations of Works by Twentieth-Century Dutch Authors Index

"The text is especially well-written for its intended audience--it is readable, interesting, and informative. The indexing is thorough." - American Reference Books Annual

MARK T. HOOKER is a Visiting Scholar at Indiana University. He is author of The Military Uses of Literature (Praeger 1996) and Customs and Etiquette in Holland (1997). He served as a linguist and foreign area specialist as a uniformed member of the U.S. Armed Forces and also as a Department of Defense civilian.

• Series Foreword Timeline of Historical Events The Contemporary Nation: An Overview Geography The Economy The Political System Society The History of the Nation From the Ice Age to the Middle Ages Reformation, Rebellion, and the Republic The Union and the Golden Age The Colonies Constitutional Democracy War, Crisis, and Recovery The Rise and Fall of the Welfare State The New Society The New, Post-Cold War World Biographies Appendix Bibliographic Essay Bibliography of Translations of Works by Twentieth-Century Dutch Authors Index

"The text is especially well-written for its intended audience--it is readable, interesting, and informative. The indexing is thorough." - American Reference Books Annual

MARK T. HOOKER is a Visiting Scholar at Indiana University. He is author of The Military Uses of Literature (Praeger 1996) and Customs and Etiquette in Holland (1997). He served as a linguist and foreign area specialist as a uniformed member of the U.S. Armed Forces and also as a Department of Defense civilian.

• Series Foreword Timeline of Historical Events The Contemporary Nation: An Overview Geography The Economy The Political System Society The History of the Nation From the Ice Age to the Middle Ages Reformation, Rebellion, and the Republic The Union and the Golden Age The Colonies Constitutional Democracy War, Crisis, and Recovery The Rise and Fall of the Welfare State The New Society The New, Post-Cold War World Biographies Appendix Bibliographic Essay Bibliography of Translations of Works by Twentieth-Century Dutch Authors Index

"The text is especially well-written for its intended audience--it is readable, interesting, and informative. The indexing is thorough." - American Reference Books Annual