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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Diederik Oostdijk (Professor of English Literature, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press Imprint: Pennsylvania State University Press Volume: 29 Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 24.10cm Weight: 0.726kg ISBN: 9780271083773ISBN 10: 0271083778 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 12 September 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsA fascinating story of a monument hidden in plain sight. --Alexander Nemerov, author of Soulmaker: The Times of Lewis Hine For my country, the Netherlands Carillon is a symbol of gratitude for the role the US played during and after World War II. It's a beacon of the lasting friendship between our countries that goes back more than 400 years. Studying the origin of the carillon serves as a constant reminder that we need to cherish this relationship, and I welcome the effort Diederik Oostdijk undertook to shine new light on this historic monument that stands tall over Washington, D.C. --Henne Schuwer, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the USA A fascinating story of a monument hidden in plain sight. -Alexander Nemerov, author of Soulmaker: The Times of Lewis Hine For my country, the Netherlands Carillon is a symbol of gratitude for the role the U.S. played during and after World War II. It's a beacon of the lasting friendship between our countries that goes back more than four hundred years. Studying the origin of the carillon serves as a constant reminder that we need to cherish this relationship, and I welcome the effort Diederik Oostdijk undertook to shine new light on this historic monument that stands tall over Washington, D.C. -Henne Schuwer, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the United States Author InformationDiederik Oostdijk is Professor of English Literature at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. He is the author of Among the Nightmare Fighters: American Poets of World War II and coeditor of Tales of the Great American Victory: World War II Politics and Poetics. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |