Project Gutenberg 2014-04-18 Public domain in the USA. 57 Kuyper, Abraham 1837 1920 Kuyper, A. (Abraham) Kuyper, H. S. S. 1870 1933 Kuyper, Henriëtte Sophia Suzanna Kuyper, Henriette Sophia Suzanna De positie van Nederland Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "De positie van Nederland" by Abraham Kuyper is a political essay that was likely written in the early 20th century, specifically during the World War I era. The book discusses the historical and geographical position of the Netherlands and its neutrality amidst the turmoil of the Great War. Kuyper delves into the relationship between the Netherlands and both Western and Eastern powers, providing insights into the dynamics that have shaped the nation's identity and political stance. In this essay, Kuyper explores two central questions: the historical ties of the Netherlands to Western versus Eastern powers and what outcomes of the war would be least harmful to Dutch interests. He highlights the deep-rooted connections of the Netherlands with countries like France and England, contrasting them with its relationship to Germany. Through a historical lens, he articulates the potential perils of a growing British Empire, fears of pan-Germanism, and the importance of national identity. Kuyper concludes that Holland's future hinges on maintaining its independence while navigating the complex geopolitical landscape of the time, emphasizing the necessity for a careful balance in international relations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45431/45431-h/images/cover.jpg nl World War, 1914-1918 Neutrality -- Netherlands D501 Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General Browsing: Politics 66640 66649 2024-09-19T06:15:26.453802 2023-09-19T17:22:21.902915 text/html text/html 62504 2014-04-18T09:20:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 227868 2014-04-18T09:20:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 265588 2024-09-19T06:15:29.317830 application/epub+zip 263996 2024-09-19T06:15:27.396883 application/epub+zip 70347 2024-09-19T06:15:26.900810 application/epub+zip 298761 2024-09-19T06:15:30.955779 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 287681 2024-09-19T06:15:28.901801 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 94073 2022-09-20T17:52:28.529567 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 55082 2024-09-19T06:15:26.245808 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 54849 2014-04-18T09:20:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 20963 2014-04-18T09:20:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18501 2024-09-19T06:15:31.084770 application/rdf+xml 14698 2024-09-19T06:15:27.053791 image/jpeg 2244 2024-09-19T06:15:26.974808 image/jpeg 230515 2024-09-19T06:15:26.468802 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog