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Special visit: The Dutch Monarchy and Its Colonial History
Last month, a very special visitor was welcomed to Leiden University: His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, for the presentation of The Dutch Monarchy and Its Colonial History, 1600–2025. During the visit, the book’s
Celebrating the diversity of academic publishing this University Press Week
For University Press Week, we are celebrating the extraordinary diversity of subjects, perspectives and research that university presses bring to readers. From the humanities and social sciences to environmental studies and political science, university press
The Dutch Monarchy and Its Colonial Past: Why History Matters
How deeply was the Dutch monarchy involved in colonialism? And what does that history mean for the Netherlands today? In The Dutch Monarchy and Its Colonial History, 1600–2025, historian Gert Oostindie explores the relationship between