The Dutch Nation

Author : Benjamin Schmidt
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521804080
Total Pages : 492 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Innocence Abroad written by Benjamin Schmidt and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2001-11-12 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Innocence Abroad explores the encounter between the Netherlands and the New World in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

Author : Emmeline Besamusca
Publisher : Amsterdam University Press
ISBN 13 : 9048526094
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Discovering the Dutch written by Emmeline Besamusca and published by Amsterdam University Press. This book was released on 2014-11-19 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are the most salient and sparking facts about the Netherlands? This updated edition of 'Discovering the Dutch'tackles the heart of the question of Dutch identity through a number of essential themes that span the culture, history and society of the Netherlands. Running the gamut from the Randstad to the Dutch Golden Age, from William of Orange to Anne Frank, this volume uses a series of vignettes written by academic experts in their fields to address historical and contemporary topics such as immigration, tolerance, and the struggle against water, as well as issues of culture - painting, literature, architecture, and design among them. 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.

Author : G. J. Renier
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000990567
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dutch Nation written by G. J. Renier and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-10-09 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1944, The Dutch Nation gives more than the mere history of the Dutch nation. The author studies not only the origin of national consciousness among his compatriots, but also the development of the national character of the Dutch, the birth of parties in their State, and the rise of the House of Orange from the leadership of one party to the unchallenged position of a symbol of national unity. The class realities underlying artificial differences are vividly described, and the merchant oligarchs of the days of John De Witt become creatures of flesh and blood in this book which is based upon a wealth of hitherto unpublished material. This book will be of interest to students of history, political science and sociology.

Author : Ben Coates
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1857889622
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Why The Dutch Are Different written by Ben Coates and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2015-09-24 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why the Dutch are Different is a personal portrait of a fascinating people, a sideways history and an entertaining travelogue.

Author : Gustaaf Johannes Renier
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dutch Nation written by Gustaaf Johannes Renier and published by . This book was released on 1944 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Bernard Hubertus Maria Vlekke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Evolution of the Dutch Nation written by Bernard Hubertus Maria Vlekke and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Anton van der Lem
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 1789140889
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Revolt in the Netherlands written by Anton van der Lem and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2019-03-15 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1568, the Seventeen Provinces in the Netherlands rebelled against the absolutist rule of the king of Spain. A confederation of duchies, counties, and lordships, the Provinces demanded the right of self-determination, the freedom of conscience and religion, and the right to be represented in government. Their long struggle for liberty and the subsequent rise of the Dutch Republic was a decisive episode in world history and an important step on the path to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. And yet, it is a period in history we rarely discuss. In his compelling retelling of the conflict, Anton van der Lem explores the main issues at stake on both sides of the struggle and why it took eighty years to achieve peace. He recounts in vivid detail the roles of the key protagonists, the decisive battles, and the war’s major turning points, from the Spanish governor’s Council of Blood to the Twelve Years Truce, while all the time unraveling the shifting political, religious, and military alliances that would entangle the foreign powers of France, Italy, and England. Featuring striking, rarely seen illustrations, this is a timely and balanced account of one of the most historically important conflicts of the early modern period.

Author : Joop W. Koopmans
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 0810864444
Total Pages : 395 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands written by Joop W. Koopmans and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2007-05-22 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Netherlands, frequently but erroneously called Holland, is one of the most densely populated countries in the world. In the past few decades, it has been undergoing many transformations made possible by its dynamic and fast-moving political landscape. It has shifted from fierce nationalism toward a self-image of tolerance and permissiveness: the national identity and self-consciousness has slowly eroded through decolonization and immigration. Unfortunately, several murders of prominent, controversial politicians have started yet another shift away from tolerance, and economic stagnation has bred pessimism. Nonetheless, despite many trials and tribulations, there has been real progress, and the Dutch have perhaps done a better job of coming to terms with their limitations than many others in the world. The second edition of the Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands contains more than 700 cross-referenced dictionary entries on individual topics spanning the Netherlands' political, economic, and social system along with short biographies on important figures who have shaped the Netherlands' history. Supplementing the entries are a list of acronyms and abbreviations, a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and a bibliography, making this a superb quick reference on the Netherlands.

Author : Charles Maurice Davies
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 772 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The History of Holland and the Dutch Nation from the Beginning of the Tenth Century to the End of the Eighteenth written by Charles Maurice Davies and published by . This book was released on 1851 with total page 772 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Theo Hermans
Publisher : UCL Press
ISBN 13 : 1910634875
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book From Revolt to Riches written by Theo Hermans and published by UCL Press. This book was released on 2017-03-28 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection investigates the culture and history of the Low Countries in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries from both international and interdisciplinary perspectives. The period was one of extraordinary upheaval and change, as the combined impact of Renaissance, Reformation and Revolt resulted in the radically new conditions – political, economic and intellectual – of the Dutch Republic in its Golden Age. While many aspects of this rich and nuanced era have been studied before, the emphasis of this volume is on a series of interactions and interrelations: between communities and their varying but often cognate languages; between different but overlapping spheres of human activity; between culture and history. The chapters are written by historians, linguists, bibliographers, art historians and literary scholars based in the Netherlands, Belgium, Great Britain and the United States. In continually crossing disciplinary, linguistic and national boundaries, while keeping the culture and history of the Low Countries in the Renaissance and Golden Age in focus, this book opens up new and often surprising perspectives on a region all the more intriguing for the very complexity of its entanglements.