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Amsterdam University Press 2006; US$ 77.50Vanuit Londen sprak koningin Wilhelmina in 1941 over de 'landverraders, waarvoor in een bevrijd Nederland geen plaats meer zal zijn'. In 1948 verklaarde koningin Juliana bij haar troonbestijging dat de politieke delinquenten te eniger tijd weer in onze samenleving zouden worden opgenomen. Deze uitspraken geven de verschuiving weer van de normen... more...
Herinneringen en ontmoetingen
Amsterdam University Press 2008; US$ 25.25Gilles W.B. Borrie, geboren 26 september 1925 te Bergen op Zoom, werkte bij de Dr. Wiardi Beckman Stichting en de Vereniging van Nederlandse Gemeenten en was burgemeester in een viertal gemeenten, laatstelijk in Eindhoven. Hij schreef biografieën van gemeentepolitici als Wibaut, De Miranda, P.L. Tak en Reinalda en gedurende vijftig jaar was hij lid... more...
Netherlands - Culture Smart!
Kuperard 2010; US$ 9.95Culture Smart! provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in different countries, ensuring that you arrive at your destination aware of basic manners, common courtesies, and sensitive issues. These concise guides tell you what to expect, how to behave, and how to establish a rapport with your hosts. This inside knowledge will... more...
Pocket Rough Guide Amsterdam
Rough Guides 2012; US$ 12.99The best Amsterdam has to offer - Pocket Rough Guide Amsterdam is your essential guide to Netherland's capital, with all the key sights, restaurants, shops, and bars. Whether you have an afternoon or a few days at your disposal, Rough Guides' itineraries help you plan your trip, and the "Best of" Amsterdam section picks out the Dutch highlights... more...
The Republican Alternative
Amsterdam University Press 2008; US$ 49.95A comprehensive survey of the constitutional history of the Netherlands and Switzerland, and a remarkable socio-historical commentary on these two remarkably successful democracies more...
Verspreide opstellen over de geschiedenis van Nederland
Amsterdam University Press 2007; US$ 59.25Verspreide opstellen over de geschiedenis van Nederland 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...
Piracy and Privateering in the Golden Age Netherlands
Palgrave Macmillan 2005; US$ 100.00This exciting scholarly work examines Dutch maritime violence in the seventeenth-century. With its flourishing maritime trade and lucrative colonial possessions, the young Dutch Republic enjoyed a cultural and economic pre-eminence, becoming the leading commercial power in the world. Dutch seamen plied the world's waters, trading,exploring, and colonizing.... more...
Public Opinion and Changing Identities in the Early Modern Netherlands
BRILL 2006; US$ 138.00This lively collection of essays examines the link between public opinion and the development of changing 'Netherlandish' identities in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. more...
Dutch Culture in the Golden Age
Reaktion Books 2012; US$ 39.95The seventeenth century is considered the Dutch Golden Age, a time when the Dutch were at the forefront of social change, economics, the sciences, and art. In Dutch Culture in the Golden Age , eminent historian J. L. Price goes beyond the standard descriptions of the cultural achievements of the Dutch during this time by placing these many achievements... more...









