How Long to Read Dutch Culture Overseas

How Long Does it Take to Read Dutch Culture Overseas?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 20 minutes to read Dutch Culture Overseas by Frances Gouda

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

European colonial expansion led to Dutch notions of civilised society, or the Dutch's community's flexible and relatively charitable attitudes toward 'others', being scattered (as in the Greek word 'diaspeirein') to the four corners of the earth. In some cases, the exportation of Dutch cultural values to places overseas, like North America, endowed 'Dutchness' with subtle new meanings. But in colonial Indonesia, Dutch political customs and traditions were transformed in the process of migrating to exotic locales. In this book, Frances Gouda examines the ways in which the Netherlands portrayed its unique colonial style to the outside world. Why were citizens of a small and politically insignificant European nation able to represent as natural and normal their dominance over ancient civilizations on islands such as Java and Bali? How did Dutch colonial residents explain the cultural differences between themselves and the supposedly 'primitive' peoples of the Indonesian archipelago? In trying to understand the 'gendering' practices of colonial governance in the Netherlands East Indies, Gouda also explores the interactions of Dutch and Indonesian women with European men. FRANCES GOUDA earned a Ph.D. in history from the University of Washington in Seattle in 1980. She is currently professor of history and gender studies in the Political Science Department of the University of Amsterdam.

How long is Dutch Culture Overseas?

Dutch Culture Overseas by Frances Gouda is 320 pages long, and a total of 80,000 words.

This makes it 108% the length of the average book. It also has 98% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Dutch Culture Overseas Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 17 minutes to read Dutch Culture Overseas aloud.

What Reading Level is Dutch Culture Overseas?

Dutch Culture Overseas is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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