De Nederlandse tweede generatie van Turkse en Marokkaanse afkomst is volwassen aan het worden en de oudere cohorten van deze nog jonge populatie hebben inmiddels de overstap van het onderwijs naar de arbeidsmarkt gemaakt. Dit betekent dat nu gekeken kan worden naar de positie di…
Immigration is dramatically changing major cities throughout the world. Nowhere is this more so than in New York City and Amsterdam, which, after decades of large-scale immigration, now have populations that are more than a third foreign-born. These cities have had to deal with …
Working with the Nazi-appointed Jewish Council in Amsterdam, Gertrude van Tijn helped many Jews escape. But she faced difficult moral choices. Some called her a heroine; others, a collaborator. Bernard Wasserstein's haunting narrative draws readers into this twilight world, to e…
Working with the Nazi-appointed Jewish Council in Amsterdam, Gertrude van Tijn helped many Jews escape. But she faced difficult moral choices. Some called her a heroine; others, a collaborator. Bernard Wasserstein's haunting narrative draws readers into this twilight world, to e…
Art at auction in 17th century Amsterdam
Studie, enerzijds naar de belangrijke rol die Artis speelde in het culturele en sociale leven van Amsterdam in de 19e eeuw, anderzijds naar de rol van de wetenschap in de ontwikkeling van de Nederlandse culturele identiteit in een periode van natievorming en koloniale expansiedr…
What role did science play in nineteenth-century Dutch cultural life? This fascinating slice-of-cultural life book unveils the significance of Artis as both a scientific center and the cultural hub of the city. It links exhibits of exotic animals and colonial artifacts, concerts…
Bundeling van essays waarin de cultuurhistorische achtergrond van de metro's in Parijs en Amsterdam centraal staat.