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

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

In 1996, he became member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.[1] He was elected a member of the Academia Europaea in 2000.[2]

He developed the concept of a global language system.

He received the P. C. Hooft Award in 2008.[3]

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)
  • Tegen de vrouwen (2019)

Books in English

  • In Care of the State (1988)
  • The Management of Normality (1990)
  • Words of the World (2001)
  • The Killing Compartments (2015)

Awards

References

  1. "Abram de Swaan". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  2. "Abram De Swaan". Academia Europaea. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019.
  3. (in Dutch) P.C. Hooftprijs voor Abram de Swaan, de Volkskrant, 15 dec 2007 (Retrieved on May 11, 2008)


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