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... Dutch . Britain was largely dependent on Dutch shipping . While at war with Spain , the Dutch carried the bulk of Spanish commerce , and Spain would have gone hungry but for grain brought by enemy ships ( Vlekke , 1945 ) . Without ...
... Dutch . Britain was largely dependent on Dutch shipping . While at war with Spain , the Dutch carried the bulk of Spanish commerce , and Spain would have gone hungry but for grain brought by enemy ships ( Vlekke , 1945 ) . Without ...
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... Dutch wealth was based on good business , not imperial positions ( Riemens , 1944 ) . As Pirenne observed , the Dutch had a weak government and a strong national will ; their brothers south of the border had strong government and weak ...
... Dutch wealth was based on good business , not imperial positions ( Riemens , 1944 ) . As Pirenne observed , the Dutch had a weak government and a strong national will ; their brothers south of the border had strong government and weak ...
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... Dutch were less inclined to metaphysics although they can take some credit for Descartes , who spent most of his creative life there , and for Spinoza , born to Portuguese Jews in Amsterdam . John Locke lived six years in Holland ...
... Dutch were less inclined to metaphysics although they can take some credit for Descartes , who spent most of his creative life there , and for Spinoza , born to Portuguese Jews in Amsterdam . John Locke lived six years in Holland ...
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Conditions of State Systems | 21 |
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