As a teaching novel, this book seeks to demonstrate ways in which a past with significant traumas do... more

Dutch society has undergone radical changes in recent years, due to complex political, social and et... more

Cultural exchange, the dynamic give and take between two or more cultures, has become a distinguishi... more

This first volume of a two-volume collection of essays provides a comprehensive examination of the i... more

Humour is without doubt a vital element of the human condition but it has rarely been the subject of... more

," astronaut food and gastrophysics, Linda Roodenburg (author of the Rotterdam Cook Book) shows how the designer’s language...... more

University, USA) 3. A Cultural History of the Senses in the Renaissance, 1450-1650 edited by Herman Roodenburg (University of...... more

We know the Renaissance as a key period in the history of Europe. It saw the development of court an... more

We know the Renaissance as a key period in the history of Europe. It saw the development of court an... more

What did the past sound like, taste like, smell like? How did it look and feel? How did people make ... more

Emotional intensity is a hallmark of European art in the Baroque era, and Dutch and Flemish art are ... more

Up until now in histiography about the origins of the monarchy, little attention has been given to t... more