Table of Contents

Acknowledgments General Introduction Hans Krabbendam Four Centuries of Dutch-American Relations,1609-2009: A Major Contribution to Atlantic History Cornelis A. Van Minnen and Giles Scott-Smith Chronology of Dutch-American Relations 1. Colonial Period and Eighteenth Century 1609-1782 Introduction: The Dutch, New Netherland, and Thereafter (1609-1780s) Willem Frijhoff and Jaap Jacobs Images of America in the Low Countries until the Seventeenth Century Michiel van Groesen The Dutch in the Atlantic Wim Klooster New Netherland: The Formative Years, 1609-1632 Charles T. Gehring Migration, Population, and Government in New Netherland Jaap Jacobs Economic Networks of Dutch Traders and the British Colonial Empire Cathy Matson The Waning of Dutch New York Simon Middleton The Social and Cultural Life of Dutch Settlers, 1664-1776 Joyce D. Goodfriend Dutch Political Identity in English New York David W. Voorhees Dutch Jurisprudence in New Netherland shattuck and New York Martha Dickinson The Dutch and Their Religion Fred van Lieburg Dutch Language and Literature in the United States Jan Noordegraaf Intercultural Relations between Native Americans and Europeans in New Netherland and New York Paul Otto Intercultural Relations between Europeans and John Thornton and Blacks in New Netherland Linda Heywood The Dutch Republic and the Creation of the United States Wayne te Brake 2. The Nineteenth Century Introduction From Distant Images to Closer Relations: The Netherlands and the United States during the Nineteenth Century Wim van den Doel Images of Dutchness in the United States Annette Stott The Dutch-American Political Elite in New York State Firth Haring Fabend Dutch-American Diplomatic Relations Cornelis A. Van Minnen American Trade with the Netherlands and the Dutch East Indies Jeroen Touwen Dutch Investments in the United States Augustus J. Veenendaal, Jr. The New Immigration Robert P. Swierenga Dutch Pioneers and Native Americans Pieter Hovens Transatlantic Transportation and Travelers' Experiences George Harinck and Augustus J. Veenendaal, Jr. Religious Exchange in the Dutch-American Network George Harinck Dutch Social Reformers' Perceptions of American Reform Maartje Janse The Reception of American Literature in the Netherlands Hans Bak Artistic Affinities: New-World Painters Recast the Golden Age Nancy T. Minty Dutch-American Identity during the Civil War and the Boer War Michael Douma Dutch-American Material Culture Annette Stott 3. The Period of the World Wars 1914-1945 Introduction Toward a Community of Interests: The Netherlands and the United States between the World Wars Doeko Bosscher Dutch-American Relations during World War I Hubert P. van Tuyll Dutch Perceptions of American Culture and Promotion of Dutch Culture in the United States Cornelis A. van Minnen American Influences on Dutch Material Culture and Product Design J. W. Drukker & Timo de Rijk American Influences on Dutch Architecture and Urban Design Herman van Bergeijk The Reception of American Literature in the Netherlands, 1900-1950 Hans Bak American Movies Reach the Netherlands Karel Dibbets and Thunnis van Oort The Netherlands and Classical Music in America Frits Zwart The Introduction of Jazz in the Netherlands Kees Wouters The United States and the Netherlands during the Great Depression Janny de Jong American Diplomatic Perspectives Frances Gouda The Netherlands, the United States, and the International Political Culture Michael Riemens Dutch Companies in the United States and American Companies in the Netherlands Ferry de Goey Dutch-American Relations during World War II Albert Kersten Crossing Borders: Americans and the Liberation of the Netherlands Wim Klinkert 4. The Cold War and Beyond 1945-2009 Politics and Security Introduction The Politics of Asymmetry: The Netherlands and the United States since 1945 Duco Hellema The Netherlands, the United States, and Anticommunism during the Early Cold War Paul Koedijk Decolonization and Dutch-American Relations Marc Frey Bilateral Defense Cooperation in an Atlantic Perspective, 1945-1970 Ine Megens The United States, the Netherlands, and the Establishment of the United Nations Peter R. Baehr Dutch and U.S. Assessments of European Political Integration Jan van der Harst Dutch Left-Wing Political Parties and Nato Frank Zuijdam Embassies and Ambassadors in The Hagueand Washington Giles Scott-Smith and Bert van der Zwan Dutch-American Intelligence Relations Bob de Graaff Dutch-American Relations and the Vietnam War Rimko van der Maar The Netherlands, the United States, and the Helsinki Process, 1972-1989 Floribert Baudet Dutch-American Relations during the Second Cold War Hans Righolt American and Dutch Policies toward the Reorientation of nato after the Cold War Bram Boxhoorn Peacekeeping and the War on Terror, 1989-2007 Christ Klep 5. The Cold War and Beyond 1945-2009 Economics and Society Introduction The Netherlands, the United States, and the Development of a Postwar International Economy Bob Reinalda The Marshall Plan and the Modernization of Dutch Society Frank Inklaar Trading Economics across the Atlantic :Jan Tinbergen and Milton Friedman Harry P. van Dalen and Arjo Klamer U. S. Multinationals in the Netherlands: The Cases of IBM, Dow Chemical, and Sara Lee Ben Wubs Dutch Multinationals in the United States: The Cases of Philips, Shell, and Unilever Mira Wilkins The Bilderberg Group and Dutch-American Relations Thomas Gijswijt The Transfer of Mobility: The Emergence of a Car Society in the Netherlands Gijs Mom Suburbia as the New Frontier: A Story of Dutch and American Convergence Koos Bosma Ambivalent Solidarity: Sixty Years of Dutch-American Trade Union Relations Tom Etty Corporate Governance: The Polder Model and the Anglo-Saxon Model John Groenewegen The Netherlands, the United States,& mathieu segers Germany, and European Integration in the 1950s and 1960s Joost Kleuters The Dutch and the Americans in the Bretton Woods Institutions Age F. P. Bakker The Economic Influence of the United States in Suriname Jerome Egger U. S. Ideology and the Founding of Business Schools in the Netherlands Peter van Baalen U. S. Advertising Strategies in the Netherlands Wilbert Schreurs Dutch-American Cooperation in WaterManagement Dirk Dekkers and Taco Westerhuis 6. The Cold War and Beyond 1945-2009 Culture Introduction Cultural Developments in the Dutch-American Relationship since 1945 James C. Kennedy Dutch Impressions of America Rob Kroes Anne Frank in the United States and in the Netherlands David Barnouw Dutch Cultural Policy in the United States David J. Snyder American Studies in the Netherlands Giles Scott-Smith American Practices in Dutch Sociology, 1945-1968 Tity de Vries Dutch Emigration to the United States Enne Koops Beyond the Blue Horizon: Tourism and Travel Marc Dierikx The American Impact on Dutch Religion Hans Krabbendam Americanizing Trends in Dutch Prose and Poetry Jaap van der Bent and Bertram Mourits American Popular Music in the Netherlands Lutgard Mutsaers Contemporary Dutch Cinema and Hollywood Jaap Kooijman The Presence and Impact of Dutch Painters Gail Levin American Modern Art in the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam Jan van Adrichem North Atlantic Dance Relations Onno F. Stokvis A Transatlantic Debate about Diversity and National Identity Jaap Verheul List of Maps and Graphics List of Contributors Copyright of Illustrations Index

About the Author

Hans Krabbendam is Assistant Director of the Roosevelt Study Center and the author of The Model Man: A Life of Edward William Bok, 1863-1930. Cornelis A. van Minnen is Director of the Roosevelt Study Center in Middelburg, the Netherlands, as well as Professor of American History at Ghent University, Belgium, and the author of Van Loon: Popular Historian, Journalist, and FDR Confidant. Giles Scott-Smith is Senior Researcher at the Roosevelt Study Center and Ernst H. van der Beugel Professor of Diplomatic History of Atlantic Cooperation at the University of Leiden, the Netherlands, and the author of Networks of Empire: The U.S. State Department's Foreign Leader Program in the Netherlands, France, and Britain, 1950-1970.

Reviews

"The contributors cover almost every conceivable subject ... [a] very valuable source on 400 years of US-Dutch relations." - CHOICE "From wooden ships to microchips, from New Amsterdam to New York City, this volume provides a deep scholarly overview of the 400-year sweep of Dutch-American connections. It has the excellent benefit of being both broad in its range and deep in its individual entries." - Russell Shorto, author of The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America