History in Dutch Studies (PUBLICATIONS OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR NETHERLANDIC STUDIES) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761825673 ISBN 13: 9780761825678

Publisher: University Press of America, 2003

Synopsis

History in Dutch Studies re-considers the central role of history within the discipline of Dutch Studies as viewed from a range of specializations within the field. Contributions by scholars of Dutch history, art history, literature and linguistics all illustrate how the past, and one's theories and views of history, affect the practice of each part of the discipline. One reflection of the history of the Low Countries in "Dutch Studies" is the range of the field: it is interpreted broadly in this volume to include studies of Afrikaans as well as Dutch literature- poetry as well as prose- in light of their histories, the history of Flanders and that of the Netherlands, approaches within Dutch linguistics as well as a history of language contact and its influence on Dutch. This breadth continues in the range of institutions and nationalities that are represented. The volume presents work from major scholars from the Netherlands, Belgium, and South Africa as well as from the United States of America. These articles therefore provide a good cross-section of ongoing research in the Netherlandic Studies the world over.

About this title

About the Author:

Robert Howell is Professor, Department of German, University of Wisconsin- Madison.
Jolanda Vanderwal Taylor is Associate Professor, Department of German, University of Wisconsin- Madison.

Review:

This tidy book (and the PAANS series overall) provides a model for the economical publication of scholarly research, accomplished through a combination of volunteer editorial work and modest production values. The University Press of America is to be commended for its continuing commitment to such publications in the face of increasing commercial pressures. (Stephanie S. Dickey Historians Of Netherlandic Art Newsletter)

This tidy book (and the PAANS series overall) provides a model for the economical publication of scholarly research, accomplished through a combination of volunteer editorial work and modest production values. The University Press of America is to be commended for its continuing commitment to such publications in the face of increasing commercial pressures. (Stephanie S. Dickey Historians Of Netherlandic Art Newsletter)

About this edition

• Publisher: University Press of America
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0761825673
• ISBN 13: 9780761825678
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Howell Robert, Taylor Jolanda Vanderwal