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A Tiny Spot on the Earth : The Political Culture of the Netherlands in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries / Piet Rooy.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Description: 1 online resource (408 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9789089647047
  • 9789048524150
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306.1
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Long Live the Republic! -- 2. A New Society is Being Created Here -- 3. Everything is a Motley -- 4. Following the American Example -- 5. Justice and Love -- 6. The Nation is Divided into Parties -- 7. Fundamental Changes in Mentality -- 8. That’s Not Politics! -- 9. A Tiny Spot -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index of persons
Summary: In this survey of the Dutch political culture of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Piet de Rooij reveals that the “polder model” often used to describe economic and social policymaking based on consensus is a myth. Instead, modern political culture in the Dutch Low Countries began with a revolution and is rife with rivalries among political and ideological factions. He argues that because of its extremely open economy, the country is vulnerable to external political, cultural, and economic pressures, and Dutch politics is a balancing act between profiting from international developments and maintaining sovereignty. The sudden rise of populism and Euroscepticism at the turn of the millennium, then, indicated a loss of this balance. Shining new light on the political culture of the Netherlands, this book provides insights into the polder model and the principles of pillarization in Dutch society.
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Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Long Live the Republic! -- 2. A New Society is Being Created Here -- 3. Everything is a Motley -- 4. Following the American Example -- 5. Justice and Love -- 6. The Nation is Divided into Parties -- 7. Fundamental Changes in Mentality -- 8. That’s Not Politics! -- 9. A Tiny Spot -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index of persons

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In this survey of the Dutch political culture of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Piet de Rooij reveals that the “polder model” often used to describe economic and social policymaking based on consensus is a myth. Instead, modern political culture in the Dutch Low Countries began with a revolution and is rife with rivalries among political and ideological factions. He argues that because of its extremely open economy, the country is vulnerable to external political, cultural, and economic pressures, and Dutch politics is a balancing act between profiting from international developments and maintaining sovereignty. The sudden rise of populism and Euroscepticism at the turn of the millennium, then, indicated a loss of this balance. Shining new light on the political culture of the Netherlands, this book provides insights into the polder model and the principles of pillarization in Dutch society.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 01. Dez 2022)