Accounting for the past: 1650-2000
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Accounting for the past: 1650-2000
(Dutch culture in a European perspective, v. 5)
Royal Van Gorcum , Palgrave Macmillan, 2004
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Rekenschap: 1650-2000
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"Originally published in Dutch as: Rekenschap: 1650-2000 by Sdu Publishers, The Hague , c2001"--T.p. verso
"Published in continental Europe by Royal Van Gorcum"--T.p. verso
"Published in the United Kingdom and throughout the World excluding continental Europe by Palgrave Macmillan Ltd, ... "--T.p. verso
Bibliography: p. 371-394
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Description and Table of Contents
Description
This, the fifth and final volume in the series, Dutch Culture in a European Perspective, contains a broad and expansive range of essays from a group of specialists, each dealing with a particular aspect of Dutch cultural history, and covering the period from 1650 to the present. Topics which are covered include the decline of the Dutch nation-state, Dutch colonial history, Dutch Calvinism, the emancipation of women, Literature, Art and Music, and Education.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- The Netherlands: A Historical Phenomenon
- Image and Counter-Image of the Colonial Past
- Religion and Secularization: The Continuing Iconoclastic Fury
- Tolerance and Democracy
- Battle for the Limelight: Gender, Culture and Politics in the Netherlands
- Town and Country: Work in Progress
- Education and Academic Training
- Literature
- Music and Musical Life
- Visual Arts: The Doom of the Golden Age
- The People Conquer the Media
- Lastingly Affluent, Constantly Tolerant? General Explanations for some Peculiarities of the Netherlands
- Conclusion
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