Books by Maarten Prak
Maarten Prak is emeritus professor in Social and Economic History at Utrecht University. His areas of interest include citizenship, urban history, craft guilds and apprenticeship. His books include Citizens Without Nations: Urban Citizenship in Europe and the World, c. 1000 to 1789 and The Dutch Republic in the Seventeenth Century.
“Prak and Van Zanden are trying to explain why the Netherlands is the birthplace of modern capitalism…they look at the long-run origins of Dutch economic development, starting with its feudal, almost republican institutions during the late Middle Ages. They include cooperative institutions like guilds and urban associations, as well as the empowerment of independent cities in the region’s governance structure. These institutions were ultimately protected by the Dutch revolt from Spain. Whereas many other European countries during this period experienced a consolidation of absolutist rule, the Dutch managed to escape. This allowed them to preserve a relatively open society in which cities were autonomous and ruled by local merchant elites. They cooperated and competed with one another in producing an economically open society.” Read more...
The Best Economic History Books of 2022
Davis Kedrosky, Economist
Interviews with Maarten Prak
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The Dutch Revolt
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The First Modern Economy: Success, Failure, and Perseverance of the Dutch Economy, 1500–1815
by Ad van der Woude & Jan de Vries -
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The Dutch Moment: War, Trade and Settlement in the Seventeenth Century Atlantic World
by Wim Klooster -
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Calvinists and Libertines: Confession and Community in Utrecht, 1578-1620
by Benjamin J. Kaplan -
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Rembrandt's Universe: His Art, His Life, His World
by Gary Schwartz
The best books on The Dutch Golden Age, recommended by Maarten Prak
The best books on The Dutch Golden Age, recommended by Maarten Prak
The Netherlands witnessed a flourishing in the late 16th and first half of the 17th century, leading the world in technology, commerce and the arts, particularly painting. Historian Maarten Prak recommends five books to help you understand why the Dutch Golden Age saw the invention of stock exchanges and why it produced Rembrandt, too.
Interviews where books by Maarten Prak were recommended
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Slouching Towards Utopia: An Economic History of the Twentieth Century
by Brad DeLong -
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How the World Became Rich: The Historical Origins of Economic Growth
by Jared Rubin & Mark Koyama -
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The World the Plague Made: The Black Death and the Rise of Europe
by James Belich -
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Pioneers of Capitalism: The Netherlands 1000–1800
by Jan Luiten van Zanden & Maarten Prak -
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The Cambridge Economic History of China
by by Debin Ma and Richard von Glahn (editors)
The Best Economic History Books of 2022, recommended by Davis Kedrosky
The Best Economic History Books of 2022, recommended by Davis Kedrosky
From a sweeping history of China covering three millennia to what econometrics papers can tell us about what made the world rich, it’s been a fantastic year for economic history books. Davis Kedrosky, a student at Berkeley and publisher of Great Transformations, an economic history newsletter, picks some of his favourite economic history books of 2022.
