History short answer

Around 300 words.

need cited the source used

Please read: 

- Richard W. Unger, “Dutch Herring, Technology, and International Trade in the Seventeenth Century,’ The Journal of Economic History, Vol. 40, No. 2 (Jun., 1980), pp. 253-280, available in the Readings Folder on JSTOR at:http://www.jstor.org/stable/2120179, and

- Wiebe E. Bijker, “The Oosterschelde Storm Surge Barrier: A Test Case for Dutch Water Technology,Management, and Politics,” Technology and Culture, Vol. 43, No. 3, ‘Water Technology in the Netherlands’ (Jul., 2002), pp. 569-584; Available in the Readings Folder and on JSTOR at: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25147960

   And discuss both:

A) Choose one of the four technical changes in Dutch herring production and discuss how it helps to explain the relationship between the Dutch successes and other social, economic, political or cultural trends at that time, and

B) How has the Dutch historical technological relationship with water impacted their ability to address the modern challenge of global sea level rise?