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Hans Klis

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Rotterdam, Netherlands

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https://debuitenlandredactiedbr.substack.com/

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Nonfiction, History

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Hans Klis (Rotterdam, 1984) is een Nederlandse journalist, podcaster, schrijver en uitgever. Tussen 2014 en 2018 was hij correspondent in de Verenigde Staten.

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Average rating: 3.84 · 179 ratings · 18 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Help, de president is gek geworden: Een geschiedenis van de vele Amerikaanse presidenten met een psychische aandoening 3.78 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 2024	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Generatie Columbine: Opgroeien met vuurwapengeweld op school 3.79 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2019 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Het ABC van de buitenlandjournalistiek en het correspondentschap : 26 inkijkjes en inzichten in het dagelijks leven van de correspondent by Hans Klis (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Laura Postma (Editor), Niels Posthumus 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2022 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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De zaak 40-61

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Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal, 1932-1940

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The First Populist: A Life of Andrew Jackson

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