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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Coates, Ben, 1982- author.     Subjects     Coates, Ben, 1982- -- Travel -- Netherlands.     National characteristics, Dutch.     Social change -- Netherlands -- History.     British -- Netherlands -- Biography.     Netherlands -- Civilization.     Netherlands -- History.     Netherlands -- Social conditions.     Netherlands -- Description and travel.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Coates, Ben, 1982- author.       by title:      Why the Dutch are di...         MARC Display

Why the Dutch are different : a journey into the hidden heart of the Netherlands / Ben Coates. by Coates, Ben, 1982- author. London : Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 2017. Subjects Coates, Ben, 1982- -- Travel -- Netherlands.   National characteristics, Dutch.   Social change -- Netherlands -- History.   British -- Netherlands -- Biography.   Netherlands -- Civilization.   Netherlands -- History.   Netherlands -- Social conditions.   Netherlands -- Description and travel. ISBN:  9781857886856 (paperback) 1857886852 (paperback) Description:  x, 293 pages : map ; 20 cm Requests:  0 Summary:  "Stranded at Schiphol airport, Ben Coates called up a friendly Dutch girl he'd met some months earlier. He stayed for dinner. Actually, he stayed for good. In the first book to consider the hidden heart and history of the Netherlands from a modern perspective, the author explores the length and breadth of his adopted homeland and discovers why one of the world's smallest countries is also so significant and so fascinating. It is a self-made country, the Dutch national character shaped by the ongoing battle to keep the water out from the love of dairy and beer to the attitude to nature and the famous tolerance. Ben Coates investigates what makes the Dutch the Dutch, why the Netherlands is much more than Holland and why the colour orange is so important. Along the way he reveals why they are the world's tallest people and have the best carnival outside Brazil. He learns why Amsterdam's brothels are going out of business, who really killed Anne Frank, and how the Dutch manage to be richer than almost everyone else despite working far less. He also discovers a country which is changing fast, with the Dutch now questioning many of the liberal policies which made their nation famous. A personal portrait of a fascinating people, a sideways history and an entertaining travelogue, Why the Dutch are Different is the story of an Englishman who went Dutch. And loved it."--Publisher's website.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status Due Date   Hilo Public Library Adult Nonfiction 949.2 Coates Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Mililani Public Library Adult Nonfiction 949.2 Co Checked out 05/16/2024 Add Copy to MyList

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