The cultural Politics of ‘Dutchness’
To understand recent transformations of “Dutchness” it is crucial to look again to the development of Dutch liberalism. Both tolerance and liberalism are seen as Dutch accomplishments: from Holland as a free-haven for the religiously persecuted in the 17th century – of which Descartes and Spinoza ar...
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| author | Marc de Leeuw Sonja van Wichelen |
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| description | To understand recent transformations of “Dutchness” it is crucial to look again to the development of Dutch liberalism. Both tolerance and liberalism are seen as Dutch accomplishments: from Holland as a free-haven for the religiously persecuted in the 17th century – of which Descartes and Spinoza are the most famous – to the image of progressive politics on sexuality, drugs, prostitution, and euthanasia. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e6148ce0007840eca8d43c331b4abfc92025-08-19T20:23:13Zengprofessionaldreamerslo Squaderno1973-91412008-09-01395154The cultural Politics of ‘Dutchness’Marc de Leeuw0Sonja van Wichelen1Yale UniversityYale UniversityTo understand recent transformations of “Dutchness” it is crucial to look again to the development of Dutch liberalism. Both tolerance and liberalism are seen as Dutch accomplishments: from Holland as a free-haven for the religiously persecuted in the 17th century – of which Descartes and Spinoza are the most famous – to the image of progressive politics on sexuality, drugs, prostitution, and euthanasia. http://www.professionaldreamers.net/images/losquaderno/losquaderno09.pdf#page=51Democracy and Governmentlo Squaderno No. 9 |
| spellingShingle | Marc de Leeuw Sonja van Wichelen The cultural Politics of ‘Dutchness’ Democracy and Government lo Squaderno No. 9 |
| title | The cultural Politics of ‘Dutchness’ |
| title_full | The cultural Politics of ‘Dutchness’ |
| title_fullStr | The cultural Politics of ‘Dutchness’ |
| title_full_unstemmed | The cultural Politics of ‘Dutchness’ |
| title_short | The cultural Politics of ‘Dutchness’ |
| title_sort | cultural politics of dutchness |
| topic | Democracy and Government lo Squaderno No. 9 |
| url | http://www.professionaldreamers.net/images/losquaderno/losquaderno09.pdf#page=51 |
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