Abram de Swaan

Abram de Swaan (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈaːbrɑm də sʋaːn]; born 8 January 1942) is a Dutch essayist, sociologist and professor emeritus from the University of Amsterdam.

Abram de Swaan
Abram de Swaan in 2010
Born (1942-01-08) 8 January 1942
Amsterdam, Netherlands

In 1996, he became member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.[1]

He developed the concept of a global language system.

He received the P. C. Hooft Award in 2008.[2]

Bibliography

Books in Dutch
  • Amerika in termijnen (1968)
  • Halverwege de Heilstaat (essays; 1983)
  • Zorg en de Staat (1989)
  • Perron Nederland (1991)
  • Moord en de staat (2003)

Books in English
  • In Care of the State (1988)
  • Words of the World (2001)
  • The Killing Compartments (2015)

Awards
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gollark: It's easy to reboot it if it implodes, too, except when I go on holiday to destroy the environment.
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gollark: It is, however, a large ex-NHS tower server plugged into the magic internet box™.
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References
  1. "Abram de Swaan". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  2. (in Dutch) P.C. Hooftprijs voor Abram de Swaan, de Volkskrant, 15 dec 2007 (Retrieved on May 11, 2008)


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