The Netherlands
By: chapters by Johan Willem Albarda, Adriaan Jacob Barnouw, Hendrik Nicolaas Boon [and others]. Edited by Bartholomew Landheer.
Series: [The United nations series]
Publisher: University of California press
Published: 1943
Place of publication: Berkeley; Los Angeles
Language: eng
Number of pages: 464
Subjects: Netherlands -- History.; Netherlands -- Civilization.
Table of contents: title: The Dutch national anthem, William of Nassau (Wilhelmus van Nassouwen) tr. by A.J. Barnouw.; title: pt. 1. The scene: Land and people, by Samuel van Valkenburg.; title: pt. II. Historical background: The Dutch before 1581, by B.H.M. Vlekke. The seventeenth century: the golden age, by A.J. Barnouw. Decline and reawakening, by H.N. Boon. Modern development, by Bartholomew Landheer.; title: pt. III. Political and constitutional development: Constitutional and political aspects, by. J.W. Albarda. Political parties, by David Friedman. Netherlands foreign policy, by A.J. Vandenbosch.; title: pt. IV. Economic and social development: The growth of Netherlands economy, by Hendrik Riemens. Holland's role in world trade, by J.A. de Haas. The social structure of the Netherlands, by Bartholomew Landheer. Labor, by M.M. Lourens.; title: pt. V. Cultural aspects: Philosophy and religious trends, by David Friedman. Education, by B.H.M. Vlekke. Art, by Joep Nicolas. Architecture, by Paul Bromberg. Literature, by Jan Greshoff. Music, by H.E. Enthoven.; title: pt. VI. Netherlands overseas territories: Races and peoples of the Indies, by Raymond Kennedy. History of the East Indies, by B.H.M. Vlekke. The Dutch in the Far East, by A.J. Vandenbosch. Indonesian culture, by R.M.M. Soerianatadjoemena. The economic significance of the Netherlands Indies, by J.O.M. Broek. Industrialization of the Netherlands Indies, by P.H.W. Sitsen. Dutch West Indies: Curaçao and Surinam, by P.H. Hiss.; title: pt. VII. Second world war and after: Holland in the war, by J.H. Huizinga. Holland among the nations, by A.J. Barnouw.; title: Bibliography (p. 437-448); title: Index.