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Murder in Amsterdam
Around the turn of the century, the well-read social scientist, writer and politician Pim Fortuyn (1948-2002) dropped a political bomb in The Hague. As leader of his own right-wing party LPF, he justly criticized many prominent politicians for their failure to address certain problems in Dutch society. The Dutch political landscape is not easy for foreigners to understand for foreigners.... Read More »
The Dutch Political System in a
The Dutch political landscape is not easy for foreigners to understand for foreigners. The main reason is the extraordinary number of political parties in Holland, a phenomenon that has only gained importance since the rise and deadly fall of the flamboyant taboo-breaking politician Pim Fortuyn. This booklet can be seen as a much slimmeddown version of Andeweg and Irwin’s treatise.... Read More »
Governance and Politics of the...
The Dutch political landscape is not easy for foreigners to understand for foreigners. The main reason is the extraordinary number of political parties in Holland, a phenomenon that has only gained importance since the rise and deadly fall of the flamboyant taboo-breaking politician Pim Fortuyn. Lately, The Hague, seat of the Dutch government and parliament, has been quite turbulent.... Read More »
Dutch for Dummies
Spanish literature graduate Margreet Kwakernaak – completely unknown as an author in Holland by the way – needs a staggering 375 pages to explain her own country’s oddities. The International Correspondent selected four of the best known titles aimed at internationals in Holland and tells you if they’re worth the read. To be fair, those pages do include a crash course... Read More »Getting to know Dutch society
This book succinctly explicates Dutch society. Everything an expat living in The Netherlands needs to know, from politics, taxes and education to government services, is neatly clarified. The International Correspondent selected four of the best known titles aimed at internationals in Holland and tells you if they’re worth the read. Interesting detail: originally, the book was conceived for Dutch students w… Read More »Living and Working in Holland
Badly written and horribly dated, this virtual rag from Survival Books. Originally published in 2001, it is now only available as an e-book. And deservedly so. The International Correspondent selected four of the best known titles aimed at internationals in Holland and tells you if they’re worth the read. To give you an example: the authors use one (1!) page to... Read More »
The Undutchables 6.0
The first edition of this ‘travel guide’ for internationals in the Dutch lowlands appeared in 1989, 23 (!) years ago. It became an instant hit. The International Correspondent selected four of the best known titles aimed at internationals in Holland and tells you if they’re worth the read. Two writers, one British and the other American, who both spent some years... Read More »
Kluun, Komt een vrouw bij de dokter
Kluun is Raymond van de Klundert’s nom de plume. Before his life as a writer, van de Klundert was an advertising executive. But even though his agency Project X (sounds like a book title, doesn’t it?) had quite a number of lucrative clients, Kluun really hit it off financially with his novel Komt een vrouw bij de dokter (2003).... Read More »
