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The Netherlands is known among foreigners today for its cheese and its windmills, its Golden Age paintings and its experimentation in social policies such as cannabis and euthanasia. Yet the historical background for any of these quintessentially Dutch achievements is often unfamiliar to outsiders. This concise history offers an overview of this surprisingly little-known but fascinating country. Beginning with the first humanoid settlers, the book follows the most important contours of Dutch history, from Roman times through to the Habsburgs, the Dutch Republic and the Golden Age. The author, a modernist, pays particularly close attention to recent developments, including the signature features of contemporary Dutch society. In addition to being a political history, this overview also gives systematic attention to social and economic developments, as well as in religion, the arts and the Dutch struggle against the water. The Dutch Caribbean is also included in the narrative.

Netherlands --- History.

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The Netherlands is known among foreigners today for its cheese and its windmills, its Golden Age paintings and its experimentation in social policies such as cannabis and euthanasia. Yet the historical background for any of these quintessentially Dutch achievements is often unfamiliar to outsiders. This concise history offers an overview of this surprisingly little-known but fascinating country. Beginning with the first humanoid settlers, the book follows the most important contours of Dutch history, from Roman times through to the Habsburgs, the Dutch Republic and the Golden Age. The author, a modernist, pays particularly close attention to recent developments, including the signature features of contemporary Dutch society. In addition to being a political history, this overview also gives systematic attention to social and economic developments, as well as in religion, the arts and the Dutch struggle against the water. The Dutch Caribbean is also included in the narrative.

Netherlands --- History. --- History of the Netherlands

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Company law. Associations --- Netherlands

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Ruim zeven jaar geleden ruilde Peter Vandermeersch zijn baan als hoofdredacteur van De Standaard voor die van hoofdredacteur van nrc en verruilde hij Brussel voor Amsterdam. Intussen overweegt hij ook serieus om zijn Belgische paspoort om te ruilen voor dat van Nederland.0In dit boek gaat hij op zoek naar het Nederland waar hij zo van wil houden. Hij kwam terecht in het debat over Zwarte Piet en zag hoe Oranje niet meer lijkt te kunnen voetballen. Hij leerde premier Rutte kennen als "een man zonder eigenschappen" en telde te weinig vrouwen in de politiek. Hij keek hoe Parijs en Den Haag vochten om twee schilderijen en hoe een Grote Dikke Ik de mensen bezighield. Hij hoorde iemand Nederland vergelijken met het Sicilië aan de Maas en iemand anders Amsterdam met Disney. Maar toen een vriend van hem scherpe kritiek uitte op Nederland, nam hij meteen de verdediging van zijn nieuwe land op zich.

Dutch literature --- Netherlands