Abram de Swaan
Encyclopedia
Abram de Swaan is a Dutch
essayist, sociologist
and professor emeritus from the University of Amsterdam. He received the P. C. Hooft Award
for 2008.
Netherlands
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essayist, sociologist
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
and professor emeritus from the University of Amsterdam. He received the P. C. Hooft Award
P. C. Hooft Award
The P.C. Hooft Award is a Dutch language literary oeuvre award, given annually. The award is alternately given for prose , essays and poetry....
for 2008.
Selected works
- Amerika in termijnen (1968)
- Halverwege de Heilstaat (essays; 1983)
- Zorg en de Staat (1989)
- Moord en de staat (2003)
Awards
- 2003: The Huizingalezing award for Moord en de staat
- 2008: The P. C. Hooft AwardP. C. Hooft AwardThe P.C. Hooft Award is a Dutch language literary oeuvre award, given annually. The award is alternately given for prose , essays and poetry....
, for his complete works.