Discovering the Dutch : on culture and society of the Netherlands

Table of Contents - 6[-]Introduction - 12[-]CH1: Citizens, Coalitions and the Crown - 20[-]CH2: The Economy of the Polder - 34[-]CH3: Dilemmas of the Welfare State - 46[-]CH4: Randstad Holland - 58[-]CH5: Idealism and Self-Interest in World Politics - 72[-]CH6: From the Periphery to the Center - 86[-]CH7: The Golden Age - 98[-]CH8: A Tradition of Tolerance - 110[-]CH9: Politics between Accommodation and Commotion - 122[-]CH10: The Second World War: Dilemmas of Occupation - 136[-]CH11: The Making of Rembrandt and Van Gogh - 150[-]CH12: Style and Lifestyle in Architecture - 164[-]CH13: Literature, Authors and Public Debate - 180[-]CH14: Three Feminist Waves - 192[-]CH15: Excellence and Egalitarianism in Higher Education - 204[-]CH16: Religious Diversification or Secularization? - 218[-]CH17: Immigration and Multiculturalism - 232[-]CH18: Law in Action - 244[-]CH19: Living with Water - 256[-]CH20: In Foreign Eyes - 268[-]Notes - 280[-]About the Authors - 291[-]Illustrations - 296[-]Index - 298