China is ‘s werelds snelst groeiende economie en steeds meer Europese middelbare scholen bieden Chinees als taal in hun curriculum aan. De auteurs van Chinees in tien verdiepingen hebben een... Show moreChina is ‘s werelds snelst groeiende economie en steeds meer Europese middelbare scholen bieden Chinees als taal in hun curriculum aan. De auteurs van Chinees in tien verdiepingen hebben een uitgebreide en hedendaagse methode voor het Mandarijn ontwikkeld om aan de vergrote vraag naar kennis over de Chinese taal te voldoen. Het tekstboek werpt licht op onderwerpen die betrekking hebben op de Chinese taal en grammatica, en de cultuur van heden en verleden. Dit tekstboek biedt een schat aan informatie over de Chinese cultuur. De moderne relevantie wordt duidelijk aan de hand van uitspraakoefeningen in gedichtvorm, culturele en historische verwijzingen, verhalen over roemrijke historische figuren en interessante feiten over de evolutie van Chinese karakters. In tien lessen, verdeeld over twee boeken, wordt een methode gepresenteerd in combinatie met een online cursus waarin studenten uitspraak en luistervaardigheid kunnen oefenen met geluidsopnames en opdrachten. Show less
De uitspraken van Confucius, de strategieën van Sunzi, de wonderverhalen van Gan Bao en de gedichten van Li Bai… al deze teksten zijn lang geleden opgetekend in het Klassiek Chinees, een taal die... Show moreDe uitspraken van Confucius, de strategieën van Sunzi, de wonderverhalen van Gan Bao en de gedichten van Li Bai… al deze teksten zijn lang geleden opgetekend in het Klassiek Chinees, een taal die al meer dan tweeduizend jaar wordt gebruikt door denkers, dichters, schrijvers, dokters, priesters en andere geletterden in China. Van orakelbot tot weblog is het eerste Nederlandstalige lesboek voor deze eeuwenoude, maar nog springlevende schrijftaal. Dit lesboek onderscheidt zich door: de trapsgewijze inleiding in de Klassiek Chinese grammatica de vele oefeningen met nieuwe woorden en grammaticale constructies de historische presentatie van oorspronkelijke teksten de literaire diversiteit: van filosofie tot poëzie, van orakelbot tot weblog de vele leestips en cultuurhistorische terzijdes de talloze kleurrijke afbeeldingen. De Leidse sinoloog Paul van Els heeft voor het Klassiek Chinees een unieke methode ontwikkeld. Deze methode gaat uit van een grondige opbouw van kennis van de Klassiek Chinese woordenschat en grammatica. Daarna volgen zorgvuldig gekozen oorspronkelijke Klassiek Chinese teksten, die je kennis laten maken met diverse literaire genres uit uiteenlopende historische periodes. Zo ervaar je de grote verscheidenheid van de Chinese schriftcultuur en ontwikkel je tegelijkertijd een stevig historisch bewustzijn Show less
Beleidsmakers krijgen veel lastige vragen rond de Islam en moslims. Ze moeten vaak het antwoord daarop schuldig blijven omdat ze niet weten welke beelden over islam en moslims juist zijn en welke... Show moreBeleidsmakers krijgen veel lastige vragen rond de Islam en moslims. Ze moeten vaak het antwoord daarop schuldig blijven omdat ze niet weten welke beelden over islam en moslims juist zijn en welke niet. Veel Westerse landen, inclusief Nederland zijn het laatste decennium sterk gepolariseerd. Onze vroegere reputatie van tolerantie en kosmopolitisme gaat langzaam in rook op. In 'Delicate Debates on Islam' proberen wetenschappers antwoorden te vinden op een aantal van de vragen. Zij zijn bijeengebracht door het Centrum voor de studie van Islam en Samenleving van de Leidse Universiteit (LUCIS). Het boek gaat over binnenlands en buitenlands beleid. Het laat Nederlanders en Amerikanen uit de werelden van beleid en wetenschap aan het woord, onder meer over problemen van vrede en conflict, democratie, de positie van de vrouw en mensenrechten. Dit boek leert ons ook meer over de relatie tussen wetenschappers en beleidsmakers in een debat dat wordt gedomineerd door de media en politiek. De onderzoekers van het jonge LUCIS en de befaamde Amerikanen als John Esposito en Dalia Mogahed proberen antwoorden te vinden op de lastige kwesties die oud-bestuurders als Job Cohen en Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, oud-diplomaat Van Dam en WRR-directeur Asbeek Brusse aan de orde stellen. Delicate debates on Islam are all around us: Opinions seem readily formed, but what are they based on? How do prominent policy makers like Job Cohen, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and Nikolaos van Dam or academics like John Esposito and Dalia Mogahed react to these urgent questions? This book shows some of the nagging questions from policymakers who face complex issues in their day-to-day operations. The book shows that the picture of Islam is often distorted. Many Western countries, including the Netherlands with its former reputation of tolerance and cosmopolitanism, have seen an increasing polarisation in the past decade. Delicate Debates on Islam offers the reader the academic responses of the Leiden University Centre for the Study of Islam and Society, LUCIS, to a selection of hotly-contested issues including Islam and democracy, the position of women and human rights. With these topics Delicate Debates on Islam addresses the relation between academics and policymakers in a debate dominated by media and politics that will continue to dominate in the years to come. Show less
This richly illustrated book is a comparative study, which shows how motifs and images travelled throughout Eurasia from Rome to Tokyo. It covers a period from around the early fifth century BC,... Show moreThis richly illustrated book is a comparative study, which shows how motifs and images travelled throughout Eurasia from Rome to Tokyo. It covers a period from around the early fifth century BC, when there was a well-established Grecian influence in the Black Sea area, up until today. It is likely that already in the fifth century BC there was some indirect cultural exchange between the Black Sea region and China, thanks to rudimentary roads linking these regions. In the wake of the military campaigns of Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), Hellenistic culture spread to regions east and south of the Mediterranean Sea, including Egypt, Persia (today Iran), present-day Afghanistan, northern India and the western parts of Central Asia. Buddhism also spread at this time. As both land and sea routes became more reliable, Hellenistic Rome acquired a crucial position in the trade network. From the second to the sixth century AD elements of Greco-Buddhist culture gradually found their way to China and subsequently, from the mid-sixth century AD on, reached Japan. Violets between Cherry Blossoms is the first comprehensive work to provide a critical and compelling study of the cultural flow across this extensive area. It shows convincingly how Greek images and motifs travelled East, were adopted and preserved in Chinese art and how they spread to Japan. Show less
De archieven van de Kong Koan, de Chinese Raad van Batavia, geven inzicht in een tot voor kort onbekend gebleven stuk van de geschiedenis van de Chinese gemeenschap in het huidige Jakarta. Chen... Show moreDe archieven van de Kong Koan, de Chinese Raad van Batavia, geven inzicht in een tot voor kort onbekend gebleven stuk van de geschiedenis van de Chinese gemeenschap in het huidige Jakarta. Chen Menghong gaat met name in op de positie van de Kong Koan en de reactie van de Chinese elite op de radicale veranderingen en de economische activiteiten van Chinese burgers in de tijd van de Nederlandse kolonie onder leiding van de eerste Chinese majoor van de stad, Tan Eng Goan, tussen 1843-1865. Het Kong Koan-archief betreft een historische vondst van grote betekenis omdat dit instituut met dit unieke archief de enig overgebleven schriftelijke nalatenschap van de eeuwenoude overzeese Chinese gemeenschap in bezit had. Het is de verdienste van auteur Chen Menghong dat zij een deel van de geschiedenis van de lokale Chinese gemeenschap in Jakarta die tot voor de vondst van de Kong Koan-archieven onbekend is gebleven in dit boek voor iedereen toegankelijk maakt. Show less
The book provides a comprehensive overview of Japanese and European sources and collections, giving a fresh perspective on Kakiemon to anyone interested in studying pieces in collections worldwide.... Show moreThe book provides a comprehensive overview of Japanese and European sources and collections, giving a fresh perspective on Kakiemon to anyone interested in studying pieces in collections worldwide. The book contains over 300 colour images, many from the extensive collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, and offers a wealth of detail to illustrate stylistic points. Kakiemon Porcelain: A Handbook presents all the practical tools necessary for the attribution and dating of Kakiemon porcelain. The Kakiemon style and characteristics are exhaustively analyzed against the background of trade and reception developments. A must for Kakiemon collectors, professionals and enthusiasts alike, and for anyone interested in Japanese ceramics. Show less
Seyed-Gohrab, A.A.; Doufikar-Aerts, F.; McGlinn, S. 2011
Gog and Magog, as archetypes of evil, have dwelt in our consciousness since their threatening appearance in the Bible and Quran. Maps, literature and texts ranging from Medieval Europe, the... Show moreGog and Magog, as archetypes of evil, have dwelt in our consciousness since their threatening appearance in the Bible and Quran. Maps, literature and texts ranging from Medieval Europe, the Byzantine and Arab world, in Berber, Persian and Indonesian traditions, to contemporary internet texts: all use these imaginary monstrous creatures. The figures are constantly reinterpreted as the enemies of order change. Gog and Magog have been represented with dog heads, snake tongues. On the covers of contemporary Arab apocalyptic literature they may be giants or half-humans. This volume Embodiments of Evil: Gog and Magog reveals in eight essays the images of the 'Other' in genres ranging from contemporary folk religion on the internet to the rich literary heritage of Alexander romances. Show less
One Word – Yak Kaleme was one of the first treatises in the Middle East to demonstrate that Islam is compatible with the introduction of modern western forms of government, and specifically that... Show moreOne Word – Yak Kaleme was one of the first treatises in the Middle East to demonstrate that Islam is compatible with the introduction of modern western forms of government, and specifically that the principles of the sharia can be incorporated in a codified law comparable to that found in European countries. This was a daring argument in the late 19th century, when it was extremely difficult to convince the rulers and religious class that a civil code of law was needed: would it not diminish the status of the ruler, and would it not be an admission that the religious law, the sharia, was deficient? Show less
Abu ‘Abdollâh’ Jafar ibn Mohammad Rudaki (c. 880 CE-941 CE) was a poet to the Samanid court which ruled much of Khorâsân (northeastern Persia) from its seat in Bukhara. He is widely regarded as ... Show moreAbu ‘Abdollâh’ Jafar ibn Mohammad Rudaki (c. 880 CE-941 CE) was a poet to the Samanid court which ruled much of Khorâsân (northeastern Persia) from its seat in Bukhara. He is widely regarded as “the father of Persian poetry, for he was the first major poet to write in New Persian language, following the Arab conquest in the seventh and eighth centuries, which established Islam as the official religion, and made Arabic the predominant literary language in Persian-speaking lands for some two centuries. In the tenth century the Caliphate power, with headquarters in Bagdad, gradually weakened. The remoteness of Khorâsân, where Rudaki was based, provided a hospitable atmosphere for a “renaissance” of Persian literature. Persian poetry—now written in the Arabic alphabet—flourished under the patronage of the Samanid amirs, who drew literary talent to their court. Under the rule of Nasr ibn Ahmad II (r. 914-943), Rudaki distinguished himself as the brightest literary star of the Samanid court. This book presents Rudaki as the founder of a new poetic aesthetic, which was adopted by subsequent generations of Persian poets. Rudaki is credited with being the first to write in the rubâi form; and many of the images we first encounter in Rudaki’s lines have become staples of Persian poetry. Show less
The understanding of the neolithisation process in the Netherlands has increased considerably during the last decades. A coherent overview of the archaeobotanical research on the transition from... Show moreThe understanding of the neolithisation process in the Netherlands has increased considerably during the last decades. A coherent overview of the archaeobotanical research on the transition from hunting and gathering to agriculture was, however, lacking until now. This thesis aims to provide a better understanding of the neolithisation process in the Dutch wetlands by means of the reconstruction of the natural vegetation, human impact, plant use and cultivation practises at the time of the Late Mesolithic, the Swifterbant culture and the Hazendonk group. The study is a literature study based on the analysis of published and unpublished data on pollen, seeds and fruits, wood, charcoal and tubers from four wetland regions. The extensive botanical data sets of recently excavated sites have been combined and compared with evidence of earlier investigations, resulting in a coherent overview and new interpretations. The evidence from the Dutch wetlands has furthermore been compared with that of comparable cultural groups in Northwestern Europe. Show less
Christoph Bürgel, J.; Michele Piemontese, Angelo; Davis, Dick et.al 2010
The Necklace of the Pleiades is a volume on Persian literature, culture and religion by Persian scholars from around the world. This book reflects the state of the field of Persian literary studies... Show moreThe Necklace of the Pleiades is a volume on Persian literature, culture and religion by Persian scholars from around the world. This book reflects the state of the field of Persian literary studies and will be of substantial interest not only to scholars of Iranian culture, history and religions, but of Middle Eastern and South Asian studies, as well. The topics of the 24 essays range from the Persian Alexander romance, to Ferdowsi’s Shahnama and other epics, the poetics and imagery of the ghazal and the qasida, Mughal court poetry, Sufism, Ismaili history, Baha’i literature, Iranian linguistics, the modern writer Sadeq Hedayat, and the reception of Salman Rushdie’s novel in Persian translation. Show less
The Safina is a massive, well preserved manuscript from 14th-century Tabriz in Persia, a centre for learning and cultural activities including manuscript production and illumination. Containing 209... Show moreThe Safina is a massive, well preserved manuscript from 14th-century Tabriz in Persia, a centre for learning and cultural activities including manuscript production and illumination. Containing 209 works in Persian and Arabic, it is a complete treasure-house between two covers. The texts in the compendium show the canon of learning for a man of letters in the Islamic world. It covers prophetic traditions, ethics, mysticism, jurisprudence, theology, exegesis, history, grammar, literature and literary criticism, philosophy, astronomy and astrology, geomancy, mineralogy, mathematics, medicine, music, cosmography and geography. For the first time, Safina Revealed introduces diverse aspects of this compendium. Safina Revealed contains fourteen articles each revolving around a specific topic, explaining its importance in the cultural and literary milieu of the 14th-century Islamic world Show less
Noriyuki Shirai's onderzoek naar lithische artefacten die werden gebruikt door Epipalaeolitische jagers-vissers en Neolitische boeren-herders in de Fayum verschaft inzicht in de mobiliteit van het... Show moreNoriyuki Shirai's onderzoek naar lithische artefacten die werden gebruikt door Epipalaeolitische jagers-vissers en Neolitische boeren-herders in de Fayum verschaft inzicht in de mobiliteit van het Fayum-volk en hun investeringen in de productie van gereedschappen. Lithisch bewijs, zo toont Shirai aan, suggereert dat het Fayum-volk niet nomadisch was, maar zich voor hun leefgebied vooral beperkten tot de oevers van meren. The Archaeology of the First Farmer-Herders in Egypt explores how and why farming and herding started in a particular time period in a particular region of Egypt. The earliest Neolithic farming in combination with herding in Egypt is known in the Fayum, which is a large oasis with a permanent lake in the Egyptian Western Desert. Farming and herding started at the transition from the Epipalaeolithic to Neolithic in the 6th millennium cal.BC owing to the arrival of Levantine domesticates. The Neolithic farmer-herders in the Fayum relied heavily on hunting and fishing, which had been the major subsistence activities since the Epipalaeolithic period. There are no remains of substantial dwellings to indicate that these farmer-herders lived a sedentary way of life. Previous researchers have thus asserted that the Fayum people were nomadic and moved seasonally. Noriyuki Shirai's research on lithic artefacts used by the Epipalaeolithic hunter-fishers and Neolithic farmer-herders in the Fayum gives a clue as to the mobility and residential strategy of the Fayum people and their time and labour investments in tool production. Lithic evidence suggests that the Fayum people were not nomadic but were tethered to lakeshores. The introduction of farming and herding would not have taken place in the Fayum without a lakeshore-tethered if not fully sedentary way of life. But the success of a farming-herding way of life in the Fayum would not have been possible without the reorganisation of mobility, which led to decreased moves of residential bases and increased logistical moves of individuals. Lithic evidence also suggests that the Fayum People kept exerting special efforts to make farming and herding reliable subsistence and to maximise the yield. The introduction of farming and herding in the Fayum would have been a solution to mitigate growing population/resource imbalances when the climate became drier and more people had to aggregate around permanent water sources in the 6th millennium cal.BC. Archaeological Studies Leiden University (ASLU) is a series of the Faculty of Archaeology, Leiden University since 1998. The series' aim is to publish Research and PhD theses of Archeology and covers the international research fields of European Prehistory, Classical-, Near Eastern-, Indian American- and Science-based Archeology. Show less
By applying a fieldwork-based, geoarchaeological approach, Tourloukis examines in this study the evidence from Greece within the framework of the earliest occupation of Europe. Although the Greek... Show moreBy applying a fieldwork-based, geoarchaeological approach, Tourloukis examines in this study the evidence from Greece within the framework of the earliest occupation of Europe. Although the Greek Peninsula lies within a core area of early hominin movements between Africa and Europe but also within Eurasia itself, the Lower Palaeolithic record of Greece remains as yet extremely poor. Choosing the scanty Greek record as a case-study, Tourloukis elaborates on a hitherto largely overlooked subject in the Eurasian Early-Middle Pleistocene archaeology: the role of geomorphic processes in biasing archaeological distribution patterns of early human presence. This study identifies the current status of the record, explains this status from a geoarchaeological and geomorphological perspective, and prospects its future enrichment. The analysis is carried out on a landscape-scale and it assesses preservation potential in conjunction with archaeological visibility. Finally a conceptual model emerges that can assist in interpreting and/or predicting early Palaeolithic site locations in tectonically active settings, such as those of the Mediterranean Basin. Show less
This book is the first study of Persian literary riddles to appear in English, analysing a wide range of complex riddling poems systematically from the tenth to the twelfth century. In addition to... Show moreThis book is the first study of Persian literary riddles to appear in English, analysing a wide range of complex riddling poems systematically from the tenth to the twelfth century. In addition to the genre of riddles, the book examines the relationship between metaphors and riddles and the genre of literary description. Riddles belong to the oldest genre in many literary traditions. Riddles were composed at courts in the Iranian world for various purposes, such as highlighting the courtly insignia that refer to the ruler’s administrative and military power. The aesthetic of puzzlement was much appreciated at courts. Through a riddle, the poet aims to demonstrate his artistic accomplishment in a short space; and at the same time he secures his social, professional and personal position at the court and in cultured circles. Literary riddles occur in the early specimens of Persian literature from the tenth century and they continue to be used in modern Iranian society. Show less
Provoost, Frank; Zom, Dirk-Jan; Veelen, Arjen van 2010
Travelling the globe catching snakes to turn their venom into Medicine. Observating how druglords rule Jamaican slums, or inside the literary underground in Shanghai: In Reggae and Rattlesnakes... Show moreTravelling the globe catching snakes to turn their venom into Medicine. Observating how druglords rule Jamaican slums, or inside the literary underground in Shanghai: In Reggae and Rattlesnakes pioneering scientists share their inspiration and map their road to success in fifteen revealing portraits: You will meet with a group of exceptional people, and also with the fields of research in which Leiden University at its 87th lustrum stands out on an international level. Show less
Uitgebreid onderzoek wijst uit dat de roep om extreme sharia toch niet heeft geleid tot een algemene wending richting conservatisme in het geheel van rechtssystemen in moslimlanden. Sterker nog,... Show moreUitgebreid onderzoek wijst uit dat de roep om extreme sharia toch niet heeft geleid tot een algemene wending richting conservatisme in het geheel van rechtssystemen in moslimlanden. Sterker nog, uit een objectieve studie uitgevoerd door de Universiteit Leiden, blijkt juist dat in een aantal moslimlanden er een liberalisering heeft plaatsgevonden, vooral in het familierecht. Bovendien wijzen de onderzoekers in deze studie erop dat acceptatie van mensenrechten door moslimlanden aanmerkelijk is toegenomen, terwijl de uitvoering van wrede lijfstraffen zoals steniging en amputatie juist is afgenomen. Dit zijn slechts enkele van de ontwikkelingen die aangetoond worden in deze unieke publicatie over de verhouding tussen sharia en nationaal recht in twaalf moslimlanden. Sharia incorporated vergelijkt de theorie en de praktijk van de Sharia in de moslimwereld en draagt daarmee bij aan inzicht om een verstandig beleid te voeren "Sharia incorporated is essential reading for anyone who seeks a better informed, more nuanced picture of law in Muslim majority countries than we normally get. Without being starry-eyed, the country studies show the complexity of reconciling law with custom, and religious with secular laws. Sometimes violent Puritanism clashes with older forms of religious discourse, market economies affect older ways of life, and modern states struggle to make traditional and modern institutions cohere. If nothing else, this book offers a necessary antidote to glib thinking and ignorant prejudice." Ian Buruma Bekijk " http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZbm_oluDWA ">hier een toelichting op het boek door Jan Michiel Otto. The aim of Sharia Incorporated is to provide unbiased and contextual information about a topic that has of late been hijacked by politics in the Muslim world as well as in the West. Sharia Incorporated, written by laudable international scholars, is an ambitious study of the incorporation of Islamic law traditions into national legal systems. The book also explores the sensitive topic of 'Western' human rights and other rule of law standards in a Muslim world. It provides an in-depth analysis of the role of sharia in the historical and legal formation of twelve representative Muslim states, with a unique comparison of key issues raised by the 'Islamic awakening' of recent decades. In the preface Jan Michiel Otto goes to the heart of the prevailing environment in which Western discourses tend to oversimplify the substance and effect of Islam and sharia. "Sharia incorporated is essential reading for anyone who seeks a better informed, more nuanced picture of law in Muslim majority countries than we normally get. Without being starry-eyed, the country studies show the complexity of reconciling law with custom, and religious with secular laws. Sometimes violent Puritanism clashes with older forms of religious discourse, market economies affect older ways of life, and modern states struggle to make traditional and modern institutions cohere. If nothing else, this book offers a necessary antidote to glib thinking and ignorant prejudice." Ian Buruma Watch a clarification on the book by Jan Michiel Otto" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu1yF_nhvVc "> here Show less
Agreement Restrictions in Persian is the first comprehensive attempt to tackle the issue of verbal agreement in Persian from a cross-linguistic point of view. Persian is a field of research within... Show moreAgreement Restrictions in Persian is the first comprehensive attempt to tackle the issue of verbal agreement in Persian from a cross-linguistic point of view. Persian is a field of research within theoretical linguistics that is yet to be sufficiently explored. This book adopts the Minimalist Program of Chomsky (1995-2004) which is at the forefront of recent theories of formal syntax and applies it to the Persian language. Although it is commonly believed that in Persian the verb agrees with the subject, several constructions seem to constrain this obligatory rule. Adopting the framework of Distributed Morphology, the author argues that agreement is in fact obtained with the plural inanimate subjects but a morphological rule may block the result. Unlike the previous analyses which consider the experiencer as the subject of the psychological constructions, the author argues that the psychological state is the subject of the sentence. The findings of this book not only contribute to better understanding of Persian syntax, but also have important implications for grammar theory. Show less
Mana Ma¯ori, the Power of New Zealand’s First Inhabitants is a book made to accompany an exhibition of the same name held at the National Museum of Ethnology in Leiden, the Netherlands, from 16... Show moreMana Ma¯ori, the Power of New Zealand’s First Inhabitants is a book made to accompany an exhibition of the same name held at the National Museum of Ethnology in Leiden, the Netherlands, from 16 October 2010 until 1 May 2011. The book pays attention to the Ma¯ori people, New Zealand’s indigenous population, as well as to the centuries-old relationship between the Netherlands and New Zealand. It is the first time that an exhibition of this importance is held in the Netherlands on the subject. Moreover the Dutchlanguage publication will be the first of its kind aimed at a Dutch public. The book, also gives useful background information to accompany both Ma¯ori canoes (waka) that the museum receives as a permanent loan from October 2010 onwards. Show less
Cleveringa, Rudolph Pabus; Schuyt, Kees; Klaauw, C.J. van der; et al. 2010
26 november 1940 is een markante datum in de geschiedenis van Nederland. De Leidse hoogleraar mr. R.P. Cleveringa had op die dag bewust zijn koffer klaar staan omdat hij rekening hield met de... Show more26 november 1940 is een markante datum in de geschiedenis van Nederland. De Leidse hoogleraar mr. R.P. Cleveringa had op die dag bewust zijn koffer klaar staan omdat hij rekening hield met de mogelijkheid gearresteerd te worden vanwege het uitspreken van zijn protestcollege tegen de schorsing uit hun ambt van zijn collega 's Meijers en David en andere Joodse medewerkers van de universiteit. Cleveringa’s koffer begint met deze rede uit 1940. De omslagfoto toont de oploop voor het Academiegebouw van de bij het college aanwezige studenten. Daags na de rede werd professor Cleveringa gearresteerd en de Rijksuniversiteit Leiden gesloten. In 70 jaar is Cleveringa’s rede uitgegroeid tot symbool van universitair verzet. Het wordt jaarlijks herdacht in de Cleveringa-oraties, die zich uitspreken over thema’s als recht, vrijheid, verantwoordelijkheid. Cleveringa’s koffer raakt het belang van herdenken en maatschappelijk engagement. Dit boek bundelt, naast Cleveringa’s originele rede, negentien 26 november-lezingen van vooraanstaande sprekers uit binnen- en buitenland. In het voorwoord reconstrueert Kees Schuyt de novemberdagen van 1940 en licht hij de ontwikkeling en het veranderende karakter van de herdenkingen toe; in het nawoord schetst Ineke Sluiter hoe het bewogen verleden het hedendaagse karakter van de Leidse universitaire gemeenschap vormt. Show less
