Download or read book Dutch Culture in a European Perspective 5; Accounting for the Past; 1650-2000 written by D. Fokkema and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2004-12-10 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This, the fifth and final volume in the series, Dutch Culture in a European Perspective , contains a broad and expansive range of essays from a group of specialists, each dealing with a particular aspect of Dutch cultural history, and covering the period from 1650 to the present. Topics which are covered include the decline of the Dutch nation-state, Dutch colonial history, Dutch Calvinism, the emancipation of women, Literature, Art and Music, and Education.