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Category : Bibliography
Languages : nl
Pages : 938
Book Description
With 1855-1927 are issued and bound: Handelingen van de algemeene vergadering.
Nieuwsblad Voor Den Boekhandel
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : nl
Pages : 938
Book Description
With 1855-1927 are issued and bound: Handelingen van de algemeene vergadering.
Nieuw Archief Voor Wiskunde
Author: Unspoken Allies
Author: Nigel John AshtonPublisher: Amsterdam University Press
ISBN: 9789053564714
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
This study brings together the expertise of an international group of scholars to survey the development of political and economic relations between Britain and the Netherlands from the Napoleonic era to the present day. It illuminates both the underlying refrain of harmony in international outlook, ideology and interests that often made for close co-operation between the two countries, and also their episodic instances of conflict. The contributors address topics ranging from Anglo-Dutch relations in the era of imperialism; the tensions created by Dutch neutrality in the First World; the challenges of the inter-war years; the role of the Dutch in British strategy during the Second World War; colonialism and decolonisation; and, most recently, bilateral relations in the European framework. Based on detailed research in British and Dutch archives, Unspoken Allies provides new insights into relations between two of the principal "amphibious" powers of Europe across the last two centuries.
An Economic and Social History of the Netherlands, 1800–1920
Author: Michael WintlePublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 113942856X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
An Economic and Social History of the Netherlands, 1800–1920 provides a comprehensive account of Dutch history from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth century, examining population and health, the economy, and socio-political history. The Dutch experience in this period is fascinating and instructive: the country saw extremely rapid population growth, awesome death rates, staggering fertility, some of the fastest economic growth in the world, a uniquely large and efficient service sector, a vast and profitable overseas empire, characteristic 'pillarization', and relative tolerance. Michael Wintle also examines the lives of ordinary people: what they ate, how much they earned, what they thought about public affairs, and how they wooed and wed. This book will be of central importance to Dutch specialists, as well as European historians more generally.
Popular Children's Literature in Britain
Author: Julia BriggsPublisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN: 9781840142426
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Responding to the astonishing success of J. K. Rowling and other contemporary authors, the editors of this timely volume take up the challenge of assessing the complex interplay of forces that have generated, and sometimes sustained, the popularity of children's books. Ranging from eighteenth-century chapbooks to the stories of Enid Blyton and Roald Dahl, and from science schoolbooks to Harry Potter, these essays show how authorial talent operates within its cultural context to make a children's classic.
A History of the Netherlands
Author: Friso WielengaPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472569628
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
Books offering an overview of Dutch history are few and far between in the English-speaking world. Friso Wielenga's A History of the Netherlands: From the Sixteenth Century to the Present Day fills this gap. It offers a modern, integrated outline of Dutch history from the period in which the country took shape as a geographical, administrative and political entity and undermines the presumption that Dutch history since the 16th century was characterised by political consensus and religious toleration. Domestic and foreign politics take pride of place, interwoven with the broad lines of economic and cultural developments, as Wielenga uses the Netherlands' geographical location and its international relations to better understand the partially tumultuous past and present of this small land on the North Sea. A History of the Netherlands provides an authoritative, comprehensive in-depth survey and will be of great value to students of modern European history.
Goodly is Our Heritage
Author: Rashna B. SinghPublisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 9780810850439
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
An investigation into how constructions of character in children's literature become cultural imprints that serve a functional purpose in the wider context of race and power.
British Short Fiction in the Early Nineteenth Century
Author: Tim KillickPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317171462
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
In spite of the importance of the idea of the 'tale' within Romantic-era literature, short fiction of the period has received little attention from critics. Contextualizing British short fiction within the broader framework of early nineteenth-century print culture, Tim Killick argues that authors and publishers sought to present short fiction in book-length volumes as a way of competing with the novel as a legitimate and prestigious genre. Beginning with an overview of the development of short fiction through the late eighteenth century and analysis of the publishing conditions for the genre, including its appearance in magazines and annuals, Killick shows how Washington Irving's hugely popular collections set the stage for British writers. Subsequent chapters consider the stories and sketches of writers as diverse as Mary Russell Mitford and James Hogg, as well as didactic short fiction by authors such as Hannah More, Maria Edgeworth, and Amelia Opie. His book makes a convincing case for the evolution of short fiction into a self-conscious, intentionally modern form, with its own techniques and imperatives, separate from those of the novel.
Dreams Adv Deeds Emp
Author: Martin GreenPublisher: New York : Basic Books
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Soon Come Home to This Island
Author: Karen Sands-O'ConnorPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113592192X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
Soon Come Home to This Island traces the representation of West Indian characters in British children's literature from 1700 to today. This book challenges traditional notions of British children's literature as mono-cultural by illuminating the contributions of colonial and postcolonial-era Black British writers. The author examines the varying depictions of West Indian islands and peoples in a wide range of picture books, novels, textbooks, and popular periodicals published over the course of more than 300 years. An excellent resource for any children's literature student or scholar, the book includes a chronological bibliography of primary source material that includes West Indian characters and twenty black-and-white illustrations that chart the changes in visual representations of West Indians over time.