Discovering the Dutch
Title | Discovering the Dutch PDF eBook |
Author | Jaap Verheul |
Publisher | Amsterdam University Press |
Pages | 354 |
Release | 2014-11-19 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9048526094 |
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.
Dutch Society
Title | Dutch Society PDF eBook |
Author | John Leslie Price |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 315 |
Release | 2014-07-22 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1317889851 |
This fascinating new interpretation of Dutch society in the Golden Age is a major contribution to early modern history. Dutch society in this period was to a significant extent different from that of the rest of Europe. A high proportion of the population lived in the numerous towns and market forces had penetrated the whole economy and transformed every level of society. The heart of this book is a discussion of the processes by which this unique society was produced and an analysis of its character. These social changes are set against the late sixteenth century background and in the context of international, political and economic circumstances of the seventeenth century. In the final chapters the effects of the strains of war and a stagnant and faltering economy on Dutch society are outlined.
Greening Society
Title | Greening Society PDF eBook |
Author | P.J. Driessen |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 284 |
Release | 2002-06-30 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 9781402006524 |
This book shows how the environmental policy pursued in The Netherlands has undergone a revolutionary change: a change referred to as a paradigm shift. A new trend can be detected from top-down governance to an interactive form of governance. This new paradigm assumes that environmental policy can only be realised successfully if it is embedded in a wider balancing process in which both societal and economic interests are taken into account. Parties other than government, such as businesses, non-governmental organisations, and citizens, must become involved in the policy-making process and subsequently its implementation. The new paradigm has given a significant impetus to the debates on greening our society. The goal of this book is to offer the reader an analysis of this paradigm shift and to explain the possibilities and limitations of exploring the new method of governance. The perspective taken is from the multidisciplinary social science point of view; the developments in environmental policy are analysed on the basis of sociology, political science, and policy studies. While the analyses relate specifically to Dutch environmental policy, the lessons learned can also be of significance for the environmental policy pursued in other liberal democratic nations.
Dutch Society
Title | Dutch Society PDF eBook |
Author | John Leslie Price |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 290 |
Release | 2014-07-22 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1317889843 |
This fascinating new interpretation of Dutch society in the Golden Age is a major contribution to early modern history. Dutch society in this period was to a significant extent different from that of the rest of Europe. A high proportion of the population lived in the numerous towns and market forces had penetrated the whole economy and transformed every level of society. The heart of this book is a discussion of the processes by which this unique society was produced and an analysis of its character. These social changes are set against the late sixteenth century background and in the context of international, political and economic circumstances of the seventeenth century. In the final chapters the effects of the strains of war and a stagnant and faltering economy on Dutch society are outlined.
Trade and Society in the Straits of Melaka
Title | Trade and Society in the Straits of Melaka PDF eBook |
Author | Nordin Hussin |
Publisher | NUS Press |
Pages | 420 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9789971693541 |
This study compares Melaka and Penang in the context of overall trends - policy, geographical position, nature and direction of trade, and morphology and sociology - and how these factors were influenced by trade and policies. Conclusions are drawn concerning where and how Melaka and Penang fit in the urban traditions of Southeast Asia and the significance of the fact that the period under study coincided with the shift from the height of the "Age of Commerce" towards a period of heightened imperialist activities.
Modernization and Cleavage in Dutch Society
Title | Modernization and Cleavage in Dutch Society PDF eBook |
Author | Erik H. Bax |
Publisher | |
Pages | 280 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN |
The Pillars of Society
Title | The Pillars of Society PDF eBook |
Author | William Z. Shetter |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 192 |
Release | 2012-12-06 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 9401164436 |