Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ILLUSTRATIONS viii
4. PREFACE xi
5. GLOSSARY xiii
6. Introduction 1
7. 1 The Great Reclamation: Transformation of the Wetlands, c. 900–1300 19
8. 2 Pioneering in the Wetlands: Water Management and Agriculture, c. 1100–1300 54
9. 3 Sinking Land and Disastrous Floods: Water Management, c. 1300–1550 79
10. 4 Surviving in Times of Adversity: Agriculture in the Late Middle Ages, c. 1300–1550 112
11. 5 The Second Reclamation: Urban Capital in the Countryside, c. 1500–1700 137
12. 6 Risen from the Waves: Agriculture after the Second Reclamation, c. 1550–1700 166
13. 7 State and Steam: Water Management, c. 1700–1880 192
14. 8 The Apogee of Lowland Farming, c. 1700–1880 221
15. 9 Nature Tamed? Water Management, c. 1880–1980 245
16. 10 The Indian Summer of Lowland Farming, c. 1880–1980 260
17. Conclusion 281
18. Epilogue: The North Sea Lowlands after 1980 290
19. Bibliography 294
20. INDEX 330