Water : a Dutch cultural history / Lotte Jensen ; translated by Nancy Forest-Flier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jensen, Lotte, Author.

Contributor:

Forest-Flier, Nancy, Translator.

Department of Germanic Languages Book Fund.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

293 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Nijmegen : Radboud University Press, [2024]

Summary:

Floods are a fundamental part of Dutch history. Indeed, having 'tamed' the threats associated with living below sea level is part of Dutch national identity. In the cultural depictions of these devastating events, however, national pride goes hand-in-hand with the collective trauma of exposed vulnerability. In a time of rising global sea levels, cultural scholar Lotte Jensen dives into the stories and images of the past to unpack this paradox for today.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Department of Germanic Languages Book Fund.

ISBN:

9789493296312

9493296318

OCLC:

1418746956