PART V.. The Fortunes of the Lesser European States

THE FORTUNES OF THE LESSER EUROPEAN STATES

CHAP. I.--IDEAS OF NATIONALITY AND NATIONAL GREATNESS 257

II.--THE SCANDINAVIAN PEOPLES 264

III.--THE HANSA 286

IV.--HOLLAND 291 Sec. 1. The Rise of the Netherlands 293 Sec. 2. The Revolt against Spain 301 Sec. 3. The Supremacy of Dutch Commerce 310 Sec. 4. Home and Foreign Policy 318 Sec. 5. The Decline of Commercial Supremacy 321 Sec. 6. The Culture Evolution 325 Sec. 7. The Modern Situation 328

V.--SWITZERLAND 331 Sec. 1. The Beginnings of Union 332 Sec. 2. The Socio-Political Evolution 338 Sec. 3. The Modern Renaissance 347

VI.--PORTUGAL 355 Sec. 1. The Rise and Fall of Portuguese Empire 355 Sec. 2. The Colonisation of Brazil 361