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Batavia
Random House Australia 2011; US$ 18.08Batavia is the greatest story in Australia?s history.The Shipwreck of the Batavia combines in just the one tale the birth of the world's first corporation, the brutality of colonisation, the battle of good vs evil, the derring-do of sea-faring adventure, mutiny, ship-wreck, love, lust, blood-lust, petty fascist dictatorship, criminality, a reign of... more...
The Curtain
Wilfrid Laurier University Press 2006; US$ 12.95Henry Schogt met his wife, Corrie, in 1954 in Amsterdam. Each knew the other had grown up in the Netherlands during World War II, but for years they barely spoke of their experiences. This was true for many people - the memories were just too painful. Years later, Henry and Corrie began to piece their memories together, to untangle reality from dreams.... more...
Het hoofd van de stad
Amsterdam University Press 2008; US$ 43.25Het hoofd van de stad werpt aan de hand van de figuur van de vooroorlogse burgemeester een nieuw licht op de relatie tussen bestuur en samenleving in Amsterdam tijdens het interbellum. Het interbellum was een periode waarin onder invloed van Haags ingrijpen de bestuurlijke speelruimte van de burgemeester werd verkleind, maar de burgemeester tegelijkertijd... more...
Pesticide Biotransformation and Disposition
Elsevier Science 2012; US$ 124.95Biotransformation of Pesticides is an updated, "one-stop" resource for academic, industry and regulatory scientists involved in research and regulatory activities related to pesticide biotransformation and human health. This book provides an in depth look at how pesticides are biotransformed, which is essential to understanding exposure, dose,... more...
The Princes of Orange
Cambridge University Press 1988; US$ 46.00This major study provides the first comprehensive assessment of an important European institution, the Stadholderate of the Dutch Republic. Professor Rowen looks at the career of each Prince of Orange in turn, from William I ('The Silent'), to the more...
Marked for Death
Regnery Publishing 2012; US$ 27.95Marked for Death Fanatics, terrorists, and appeasers have tried everything to silence Geert Wilders, Europe?s most controversial Member of Parliament?from putting him on trial to putting a price on his head. But Wilders refuses to be silenced?and one result is the book you have in your hands. For years, from his native Netherlands, Wilders has... more...
The Netherlands
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 35.95The Netherlands is the first concise, authored introduction available on the topic. The Netherlands has been a key entrepot in the world capitalist system for centuries, but because of relatively recent demographic changes, it has become symbolic of the clash of European and Islamic cultures. Perhaps the most secular nation in the world, it now... more...
Xenophobe's Guide to the Dutch
Oval Books 2008; US$ 4.99It's all in your mind The spirit of tolerance does constant battle with the ghost of Calvin for control of the Dutch psyche. Few Dutch people go to church anymore, but they don't need to. Inside every Hollander's head is a little pulpit containing a preacher with a wagging finger. Going Dutch This is the nation that once sold scrapers... more...
Korte Beschryvinge van eenige Vergetene en Verborgene ANTIQUITETEN Der Provintien en Landen gelegen tusschen de Noord-Zee, de Yssel, Emse en Lippe
Sidestone Press 2008; US$ 29.35A facsimile reprint of a classic work on the antiquity of the Netherlands and north west Europe, originally published in 1660, now re-issued and set in context with an Introduction by Wijnand A B van der Sanden. Text in Dutch throughout. more...
Silk for Silver
BRILL 2007; US$ 116.00Based on a wealth of so far unused primary sources from the Dutch East India Company archives, this work explains how Dutch and Chinese maritime traders played a critical role in Tonkin's dramatic emergence as a trading power. more...









