Discovering the Dutch : on culture and society of the Netherlands / edited by Emmeline Besamusca, Jaap Verheul.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Besamusca, Emmeline, editor.

Verheul, J., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Netherlands--Civilization.

Netherlands.

Civilization.

Physical Description:

352 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm

Edition:

Revised and enlarged edition.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press [2014]

Contents:

Neither Wooden Legs nor Wooden Shoes: Elusive Encounters with Dutchness / Wiljan Van Den Akker

Society: 1. Citizens, Coalitions, and the Crown / Emmeline Besamusca; 2. Politics between Accommodation and Commotion / Ido De Haan; 3. Economy of the Polder / Jan Luiten Van Zanden; 4. Dilemmas of the Welfare State / Lex Heerma Van Voss; 5. Randstad Holland / Ben De Pater and Rob Van Der Vaart

6. Distinctive within the Global Fold? / Paul Schnabel

History: 7. From the Periphery to the Center / Marco Mostert; 8. The Golden Age / Maarten Prak; 9. A Tradition of Tolerance / Wijnand Mijnhardt; 10. From Colonial Past to Postcolonial Present / Gert Oostindie; 11. The Second World War: The Dilemmas of Occupation / Christ Klep; 12. Religious Diversification or Secularization? / David Bos

Arts & Culture: 13. The Making of Rembrandt and Van Gogh / Ghislain Kieft and Quirine Van Der Steen; 14. Style and Lifestyle in Architecture / Rob Dettingmeijer; 15. Literature, Authors, and Public Debate / Frans Ruiter and Wilbert Smulders; 16. Three Feminist Waves / Rosemarie Buikema and Iris Van Der Tuin; 17. The Double Bind of Television / Sonja De Leeuw; 18. Global Dutch / Marjo Van Koppen

Contemporary Issues: 19. Living with Water / Rob Van Der Vaart; 20. Excellence and Egalitarianism in Higher Education / Jeroen Torenbeek and Jan Veldhuis 21. Immigration and Diversity / Han Entzinger; 22. Legal Culture / Wibo Van Rossum; 23. Idealism and Self-Interest in the World / Duco Hellema; 24. In Foreign Eyes / Jaap Verheul.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789089647924

9089647929

OCLC:

905559567