The Netherlands: Globalization and National Identity Contributor(s): Lechner, Frank J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415957508 ISBN-13: 9780415957502 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $49.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2007 Annotation: The Netherlands will be the first concise, authored introduction available on the topic. The Netherlands has been a key entrepot in the world capitalist system for centuries, but because of relatively recent demographic changes, it has become symbolic of the clash of European and Islamic cultures. Perhaps the most secular nation in the world, it now houses a very large Islamic population. That population is the fruit of globalization, and how the Dutch have responded to this broad cultural shift tells us a great deal about the changing nature of national identity in the age of globalization. In particular, Frank Lechner explains how globalization calls forth very particularistic and localist responses. Along with providing a broad overview of the contemporary Netherlands, Lechner will focus on how globalization is generating new discourses, cultures, and state policies. Among other topics, the book will feature chapters on soccer culture, religion (and the lack thereof), the media, the welfare state, multiculturalism, and the Netherlands place in the larger European Union. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Globalization - History | Western Europe - General |
Dewey: 949.207 |
LCCN: 2007006736 |
Series: Globalizing Regions (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 0.78" H x 5.21" W x 7.7" (0.79 lbs) 366 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Benelux - Cultural Region - Western Europe |
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Publisher Description: The Netherlands is the first concise, authored introduction available on the topic. The Netherlands has been a key entrepot in the world capitalist system for centuries, but because of relatively recent demographic changes, it has become symbolic of the clash of European and Islamic cultures. Perhaps the most secular nation in the world, it now houses a very large Islamic population. That population is the fruit of globalization, and how the Dutch have responded to this broad cultural shift tells us a great deal about the changing nature of national identity in the age of globalization. In particular, Frank Lechner explains how globalization calls forth very particularistic and localist responses. Along with providing a broad overview of the contemporary Netherlands, Lechner will focus on how globalization is generating new discourses, cultures, and state policies. Among other topics, the book will feature chapters on soccer culture, religion (and the lack thereof), the media, the welfare state, multiculturalism, and the Netherlands place in the larger European Union. |