Series：IIAS Publications Series · Vol. 4

荷兰是个什么样的国家？对此你有概念吗？本书从文化、历史和社会角度对荷兰定位：在这个君主立宪制的现代国家里，女王处于什么位置？荷兰是如何成为福利国家和“泡勒德尔模式”（“poldermodel”）的代名词的？又如何解释它工业和贸易的成功呢？任仕达集团（Randstad）是干什么的？对荷兰黄金时代时期政治和文化在的巨大成功又如何解释？为什么容忍和包容能成为荷兰的重要政治传统之一呢？是什么促使荷兰在绘画、文学、建筑和设计领域里拔头筹？书中也对外国人如何看待荷兰处理移民问题、多元化、容忍、道德问题以及水利问题的论述。本书非常值得收藏，因为该书作者们都是各个领域的专家，有助于外国民众深入了解荷兰。每章都会介绍荷兰生活中的历史印迹或典型文化印迹，如威廉三世、《安妮日记》、荷兰奶酪和咖啡馆。

【评论】

"From Rembrandt to Anne Frank, pancakes to coffee shops, canal houses to modern design, this volume explores myths and explodes misconceptions about the Netherlands and Dutchness Whether you are planning to spend a week in Amsterdam or are writing a dissertation on Dutch culture and history, this is a very useful volume."——Russell Shorto, author of The Island at the Center of the World
|"Like the paintings of Holland’s Golden Age, the Dutch themselves have many layers of meaning. Discovering the Dutch unravels the mysteries and contradictions of these people, to whom we owe the foundations of western principles of democracy and justice. Did you know that Hans Brinker was more American than Dutch? Want to understand how the Dutch Calvinists literally bet their houses on a tulip bulb? Read this book for these and other fascinating insights."——Cynthia P. Schneider, former U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands
|"Judicious, useful, expert and concise - it would be hard to imagine a better guide to the cultural and historical reality of Dutch society today."——Jonathan Israel, author of The Dutch Republic

【作者介绍】
Emmeline Besamusca lectures in Dutch culture at Utrecht University and at the University of Vienna.
Jaap Verheul is associate professor of history and director of the American studies programme at Utrecht University.