Extraordinary ordinary men. Biographies of Dutch post-war premiers reviewed
This article reviews three biographies of former Dutch prime ministers: wartime Prime Minister Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (1885–1961), the first post-war Prime Minister WillemSchermerhorn (1894–1977) and the last volume of the biography of “vadertje” (daddy) Willem Drees (1886–1988). In this article, I will discuss the biographies of these three statesmen, all published in quick succession in 2014, as a case in point to investigate whether we can learn politicalor other lessons from former political leaders, and to reflect on thestatus quaestionisof political biographies as a genre. This article... Mehr ...
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| Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 2016 |
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University of Groningen Press
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| Schlagwörter: | Biography / Prime Minister / post-war |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27063465 |
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| Link(s) : | https://ejlw.eu/article/view/31479 |
This article reviews three biographies of former Dutch prime ministers: wartime Prime Minister Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (1885–1961), the first post-war Prime Minister WillemSchermerhorn (1894–1977) and the last volume of the biography of “vadertje” (daddy) Willem Drees (1886–1988). In this article, I will discuss the biographies of these three statesmen, all published in quick succession in 2014, as a case in point to investigate whether we can learn politicalor other lessons from former political leaders, and to reflect on thestatus quaestionisof political biographies as a genre. This article was submitted to the European Journal of Life Writing on December 24th 2015 and published on June 13th 2016.