Discovering the Dutch: On Culture and Society of the Netherlands - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9089641009 ISBN 13: 9789089641007

Publisher: Amsterdam University Press, 2010

Synopsis

Hard to Find book

About this title

About the Author:

Emmeline Besamusca is a lecturer in Dutch culture at Utrecht University and the University of Vienna. Jaap Verheul is a lecturer in history and director of the Amsterdam studies program at Utrecht University.

Review:

“Like the paintings of Holland’s Golden Age, the Dutch themselves have many layers of meaning. Discovering the Dutch unravels the mysteries and contradictions of these people, to whom we owe the foundations of western principles of democracy and justice. Did you know that Hans Brinker was more American than Dutch? Want to understand how the Dutch Calvinists literally bet their houses on a tulip bulb? Read this book for these and other fascinating insights.”

(Cynthia P. Schneider, former U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands)

“Judicious, useful, expert and concise—it would be hard to imagine a better guide to the cultural and historical reality of Dutch society today.”

(Jonathan Israel, author of The Dutch Republic)

“From Rembrandt to Anne Frank, pancakes to coffee shops, canal houses to modern design, this volume explores myths and explodes misconceptions about the Netherlands and ‘Dutchness.’ Whether you are planning to spend a week in Amsterdam or are writing a dissertation on Dutch culture and history, this is a very useful volume.”

(Russell Shorto, author of Descartes’ Bones and The Island at the Center of the World)

About this edition

• Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 9089641009
• ISBN 13: 9789089641007
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304
• Editor: Besamusca Emmeline, Verheul Jaap