Prologue to the 2011 Edition

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Prologue to the 2011 Edition xiii
6. INTRODUCTION: CRISIS OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY? 1
7. 1. THE B-PHASE 12
8. 2. DUTCH HEGEMONY IN THE WORLD ECONOMY 36
9. 3. STRUGGLE IN THE CORE — PHASE I: 1651-1689 74
10. 4. PERIPHERIES IN AN ERA OF SLOW GROWTH 128
11. 5. SEMIPHERIPHERIES AT THE CROSSROADS 178
12. 6. STRUGGLE IN THE CORE —PHASE II: 1689-1763 244
13. Bibliography 290
14. Index 350