Amsterdam University Press imprint: 4 books

Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll in the Dutch Golden Age focuses on the generation of rich young men that grew up in the seventeenth century in the Dutch Republic. These men had more money to spend on clothes, music, and recreation than the generation before them. This fascinating account of male adolescence...

Making Media uncovers what it means and what it takes to make media, focusing on the lived experience of media professionals within the global media, including rich case studies of the main media industries and professions: television, journalism, social media entertainment, advertising and public...

Politicians employ a wide range of strategies to achieve their goals - and language is one of them. What impact does their language have on us, on their opponents, on the public opinion? If language matters, then the interesting question naturally arises how politicians use language to their...

Is het nodig om extra koolhydraten te eten voor een hardloopwedstrijd? Slijt het kraakbeen in je knieën sneller door hardlopen? Gaat dagelijks joggen depressies te lijf? Kan je verslaafd raken aan sporten? Is de mens überhaupt gemaakt om lange afstanden te rennen? De hardloopwereld staat bol van...