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The Rough Guide Snapshot to The North and the Frisian Islands is the ultimate travel guide to this fascinating part of the Netherlands. It leads you through the region with reliable information and comprehensive coverage of all the sights and attractions, from mud-flat walking to culture along the Museumroute Aldaerserf, and from scenic coastal cycleways to local brews. Detailed maps and up-to-date listings pinpoint the best hotels, cafés, restaurants and bars, ensuring you make the most of your trip, whether passing through, staying for the weekend or longer. The Rough Guide Snapshot to The North and the Frisian Islands covers Leeuwarden, Franeker, Harlingen, Sneek, Bolsward, Makkum, Workum, Hindeloopen, Stavoren, Sloten, Dokkum, Moddergat, Wierum, the Frisian Islands, Groningen and Drenthe. Also included is the Basics section from the Rough Guide to The Netherlands, with all the practical information you need for travelling in and around the region, including transport, food, drink, costs and health. Also published as part of the Rough Guide to The Netherlands. The Rough Guide Snapshot to The North and the Frisian Islands is equivalent to 62 printed pages.
This book offers an inclusive perspective on the constellation of languages in Europe by taking into account official state languages, regional minority languages and immigrant minority languages. Although "celebrating linguistic diversity" is one of the key propositions in the European discourse on multilingualism and language policies, this device holds for these three types of languages in a decreasing order. All three types of languages, however, are constituent parts of a multilingual European identity and should be taken into account in any type of language policy. Both facts and policies on multilingualism and plurilingual education are addressed in case studies at the national and Eu...
Ancestry magazine focuses on genealogy for today’s family historian, with tips for using Ancestry.com, advice from family history experts, and success stories from genealogists across the globe. Regular features include “Found!” by Megan Smolenyak, reader-submitted heritage recipes, Howard Wolinsky’s tech-driven “NextGen,” feature articles, a timeline, how-to tips for Family Tree Maker, and insider insight to new tools and records at Ancestry.com. Ancestry magazine is published 6 times yearly by Ancestry Inc., parent company of Ancestry.com.
This book presents a geographical survey of the Netherlands, reviewing recent and historic developments that made the nation. It is a relatively wealthy country and the Dutch belong to the happiest and healthiest on earth. But these qualities are not evenly spread over the country. The urban agglomeration of Randstad Holland in the west hosts most of the nation’s capital and young, well-educated people whereas older and less-educated people are concentrated in the peripheral areas in the north, east and south. Interactions between physical and human geographical aspects of the Netherlands are described quite extensively. Its position on one of Europe’s most prominent deltas, its abundanc...
Around 1485, the age-old compilation of Old Frisian customary law, partly dating back to the 11th century, was put into print. Latin glosses were included in the text with references to Canon and Roman law. This gloss tradition had come into being during the 13th and 14th centuries. This incunable came to be known as Freeska Landriucht or Frisian Land Law. This book presents its first edition with an English translation.
The Contributions to the Sociology of Language series features publications dealing with sociolinguistic theory, methods, findings and applications. It addresses the study of language in society in its broadest sense, as a truly international and interdisciplinary field in which various approaches – theoretical and empirical – supplement and complement each other. The series invites the attention of scholars interested in language in society from a broad range of disciplines – anthropology, education, history, linguistics, political science, and sociology. To discuss your book idea or submit a proposal, please contact Natalie Fecher.