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Discovering the Dutch: On Culture and Society of the Netherlands

Door Emmeline Besamusca e.a.

Categorie
Nederlands
Boeknummer
#384641-UF2
Titel
Discovering the Dutch: On Culture and Society of the Netherlands
Auteur
Besamusca, Emmeline & Jaap Verheul
Boektype
Paperback
Uitgeverij
Amsterdam University Press
Jaar van uitgave
2010
ISBN10
9089641009
ISBN13
9789089641007
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Paperback, 8vo.
Samenvatting
What are the salient facts about the Netherlands? This book tackles the question of Dutch identity through a number of essential themes in the culture, history and society. What is the place of the Queen a modern parliamentary democracy? How did the nation become a byword for welfare state and the "poldermodel"? What explains it success in trade and industry? What is the Randstad? What explains the fabulous political and cultural success of the Dutch Golden Age? Why did tolerance and accommodation turn into such powerful political traditions? What made the Netherlands one of the leading cultural nations in such fields as painting, literature, architecture and design? This book also addresses a number of contemporary issues that dominate the image of the Netherlands in foreign eye... (Lees verder)s, such as immigration, diversity, tolerance, ethical questions, and the struggle against water. This volume is especially valuable because all chapters are written by academic experts in their fields who have extensive experience in explaining the many features of "Dutchness" to a foreign audience. Each chapter comes to life in vignettes that illustrate characteristic historical figures or essential aspects in Dutch culture and society from William of Orange and Anne Frank to Dutch cheese and the inevitable coffeeshop.
Pagina's
304
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 15,00

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