Dutch Culture in a European Perspective 2; 1800; Blueprints for a National Community (Hardcover, 2004)

Preface Vantage Point Panoramic View: The Netherlands 1650-1815 Prologue: A Sophisticated Urban Society Free Debate The Justification of Human Existence The Printed Word Sociability A National Cultural Community Utopias and Visions of the Future Civic Republicans A New Ideal of Citizenship Religion The Birth of the Modern Dutch Nation Women and the Nation The Well-Being of Society: Education The Well-Being of Society: Poor Relief and Health Care Words and Reality Cultural Prestige and Cultural Policy A National Language Academic Learning: Theory, Practice and Policy Literature: Rules, Emotions, Ideas Literature: Character, Canon, Competition Performing Arts Painting, Art Policy, National Taste A National Forum The Nation's Welfare Taking Stock