{"product_id":"over-de-grens-uber-die-grenze-ragdy-van-der-hoek","title":"\"Across the Border\" - Ragdy van der Hoek","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe book describes how daily life,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e the economy, and culture in the border region have been shaped by the presence of the national border.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e The main themes covered are:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\" class=\"\"\u003eSmuggling (Sjoekele):\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e An absolute key theme in this region.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Especially in the periods after the First and Second World Wars, smuggling was not a criminal activity for many border residents,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e but a bitter necessity for survival.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Coffee,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e butter,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e gin,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e cigarettes, and textiles crossed the border illegally via clandestine routes through the forests.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\" class=\"\"\u003eBorder Surveillance and Customs:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e The book highlights the cat-and-mouse game between smugglers and customs officers (kommiezen).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\" class=\"\"\u003eInternational Cooperation and Tensions:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e How the relations between neighbors changed during key historical moments,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e such as the First World War (when the Netherlands was neutral and Germany was not),\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the interwar period,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the occupation, and the eventual\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Boekenplein","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46202250592313,"sku":"WEB010\/32\/BW","price":25.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/7476\/4601\/files\/boek66.png?v=1784020661","url":"https:\/\/boeken-plein.nl\/en\/products\/over-de-grens-uber-die-grenze-ragdy-van-der-hoek","provider":"Boekenplein","version":"1.0","type":"link"}