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This article deals with the collective narratives Dutch intellectuals drew upon to make sense of the Great War as well as to explain the role and identity of the Netherlands as a neutral nation. These different narratives, which changed over time, co-existed and partially conflicted with one another. But mainly, they need to be understood in an international context, as their construction was, to a large degree, in response to international debates and foreign cultural propaganda activities, as well as to the changing image of Dutch neutrality in the belligerent states. ... : 1914-1918-Online... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Brolsma, Marjet
Dokumenttyp: articleArtikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
Verlag/Hrsg.: BSB - Bavarian State Library
Schlagwörter: Niederlande / Weltkrieg [1914-1918] / Neutraler Staat / Öffentliche Meinung / World War / 1914-1918--Netherlands / Neutrality
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-29226914
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Link(s) : https://dx.doi.org/10.15463/ie1418.11125

This article deals with the collective narratives Dutch intellectuals drew upon to make sense of the Great War as well as to explain the role and identity of the Netherlands as a neutral nation. These different narratives, which changed over time, co-existed and partially conflicted with one another. But mainly, they need to be understood in an international context, as their construction was, to a large degree, in response to international debates and foreign cultural propaganda activities, as well as to the changing image of Dutch neutrality in the belligerent states. ... : 1914-1918-Online International Encyclopedia of the First World War ...