William Z. Shetter

The Pillars of Society

Six Centuries of Civilization in the Netherlands

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An introductory word.- 1 The pillars of society.- 2 Some rules of the game.- 3 The emergence of Holland.- 4 The Burgundian ideal.- 5 The birth of a new symbolism.- 6 The ingredients of political liberty.- 7 The anatomy of a Golden Age.- 8 A manner of speaking.- 9 A mythology of the visual.- 10 Literary reflections.- 11 Noontime: Sara Burgerhart.- 12 Mid-afternoon: Camera Obscura.- 13 Evening: Small Souls.- 14 Contemporary challenges.- 15 The horizons of the culture.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer / Springer Netherlands
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-90-247-5080-1
• Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1971
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Juli 1971
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 210mm x 148mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 290g
• ISBN-13: 9789024750801
• ISBN-10: 9024750806
• Artikelnr.: 24453875

Inhaltsangabe

An introductory word.- 1 The pillars of society.- 2 Some rules of the game.- 3 The emergence of Holland.- 4 The Burgundian ideal.- 5 The birth of a new symbolism.- 6 The ingredients of political liberty.- 7 The anatomy of a Golden Age.- 8 A manner of speaking.- 9 A mythology of the visual.- 10 Literary reflections.- 11 Noontime: Sara Burgerhart.- 12 Mid-afternoon: Camera Obscura.- 13 Evening: Small Souls.- 14 Contemporary challenges.- 15 The horizons of the culture.