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Why the Dutch are Different

Autor Ben Coates
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en Limba Engleză Paperback – 6 apr 2017
An investigation into what makes the Dutch the Dutch, with revealing answers along the way - including why Amsterdam's brothels are going out of business and why they have the best carnival outside of Brazil. "Why The Dutch Are Different" is a Scotsman Travel Book of the Year and international bestseller.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781857886856
ISBN-10: 1857886852
Pagini: 304
Dimensiuni: 126 x 195 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.22 kg
Editura: N. Brealey Publishing
Colecția Nicholas Brealey Publishing

Descriere

Why the Dutch are Different is the internationally bestselling portrait of a fascinating people and the country that was the setting for Tulip Fever.

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 colour 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.

A personal portrait of a fascinating people, a sideways history and an entertaining travelogue, Why the Dutch are Different is the story of an Englishman who went Dutch. And loved it.


Notă biografică

Ben Coates was born in Britain in 1982, lives in Rotterdam with his Dutch wife, and now works for an international charity. During his career he has been a political advisor, corporate speechwriter, lobbyist and aid worker. He has written articles for numerous publications including the Guardian, Financial Times and Huffington Post. ben-coates.com