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02069aam a2200373Mi 4500 001 93571590918E11E9A17BDD4B97128E48 003 SILO 005 20190618010108 008 161001t20172015enkb b 000 0 eng d 020 $a 1857886852 020 $a 9781857886856 (pbk) : 040 $a BDX $b eng $e rda $c BDX $d OCLCQ $d SINLB $d OCLCF $d COH $d ERD $d SILO 043 $a e-ne--- 082 04 $a 949.2 100 1 $a Coates, Ben, $d 1982- $e author. $0 (local)355325 245 10 $a Why the Dutch are Different : $b A Journey into the Hidden Heart of the Netherlands / $c Ben Coates. 264 1 $a London : $b Nicholas Brealey Publishing, An imprint of John Murray Press, $c 2017, ©2015. 300 $a x, 293 pages : $b maps ; $c 20 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-291). 520 $a 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. He also discovers a country which is changing fast, with the Dutch now questioning many of the liberal policies which made their nation famous. 600 10 $a Coates, Ben, $d 1982- $x Travel $z Netherlands. $0 (local)355319 650 0 $a National characteristics, Dutch. $0 (local)355323 650 0 $a Social change $z Netherlands $x History. $0 (local)355321 650 0 $a British $z Netherlands $v Biography. $0 (local)355320 651 0 $a Netherlands $x Civilization. $0 (local)355322 651 0 $a Netherlands $x History. $0 (local)355326 651 0 $a Netherlands $x Social life and customs $0 (local)259790 651 0 $a Netherlands $x Social conditions. $0 (local)355327 651 0 $a Netherlands $x Description and travel. $0 (local)355324 941 $a 3 952 $l GZPE631 $d 20240305021741.0 952 $l HRPE845 $d 20230920010411.0 952 $l AXPF626 $d 20190618013404.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=93571590918E11E9A17BDD4B97128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search