The Relevance of Dutch History, or: Much in Little? Reflections on the Practive of History in the Netherlands
This essay presents a series of reflections on the relevance of Dutch history. Taking different angles of approach, it examines in particular the historical image and self-image of the Dutch and the nation’s cultural identity; the role played by the heritage issue in the rise of the new political nationalism; the fascination of foreign historians for Dutch history and their influence on Dutch historiography itself; the role of language in history-writing and the question of whether ‘relevance’ is a meaningful category at all for historians. To conclude, four great themes of Dutch history are i... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2010 |
Schlagwörter: | Geschiedenis / Identity / Cultural history |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26834418 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/243208 |