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Why the Dutch are Different

by Ben Coates
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Stranded at Schiphol airport, Ben Coates called up a friendly Dutch girl he'd met some months earlier. He stayed for dinner. Actually, he stayed for good.
In the first book to consider the hidden heart and history of the Netherlands from a modern perspective, the author explores the length and breadth of his adopted homeland and discovers why one of the world's smallest countries is also so significant and so fascinating. It is a self-made country, the Dutch national character shaped by the ongoing battle to keep the water out from the love of dairy and beer to the attitude to nature and the famous tolerance.
Ben Coates investigates what makes the Dutch the Dutch, why the Netherlands is much more than Holland and why the color orange is so important. Along the way he reveals why they are the world's tallest people and have the best carnival outside Brazil.
He learns why Amsterdam's brothels are going out of business, who really killed Anne Frank, and how the Dutch manage to be richer than almost everyone else despite working far less.
He also discovers a country which is changing fast, with the Dutch now questioning many of the liberal policies which made their nation famous.
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Publisher: Quercus

Kindle Book

  • ISBN: 9781473653238
  • Release date: September 24, 2015

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  • ISBN: 9781473645295
  • File size: 2655 KB
  • Release date: September 24, 2015

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781473645295
  • File size: 2655 KB
  • Release date: September 24, 2015

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Sociology Nonfiction

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English


Stranded at Schiphol airport, Ben Coates called up a friendly Dutch girl he'd met some months earlier. He stayed for dinner. Actually, he stayed for good.
In the first book to consider the hidden heart and history of the Netherlands from a modern perspective, the author explores the length and breadth of his adopted homeland and discovers why one of the world's smallest countries is also so significant and so fascinating. It is a self-made country, the Dutch national character shaped by the ongoing battle to keep the water out from the love of dairy and beer to the attitude to nature and the famous tolerance.
Ben Coates investigates what makes the Dutch the Dutch, why the Netherlands is much more than Holland and why the color orange is so important. Along the way he reveals why they are the world's tallest people and have the best carnival outside Brazil.
He learns why Amsterdam's brothels are going out of business, who really killed Anne Frank, and how the Dutch manage to be richer than almost everyone else despite working far less.
He also discovers a country which is changing fast, with the Dutch now questioning many of the liberal policies which made their nation famous.
Expand title description text
Sociology Nonfiction
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Quercus

    Kindle Book
    ISBN: 9781473653238
    Release date: September 24, 2015

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781473645295
    File size: 2655 KB
    Release date: September 24, 2015

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781473645295
    File size: 2655 KB
    Release date: September 24, 2015

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  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English