In the course of the eighteenth century ‘national character’ became a central concept in the Dutch public debate. This reflects the growth of a Dutch national identity, transcending regional identities and defined in contrast with the perceived traits of surrounding European peoples. This article, how-ever, does not focus on the content given to the term ‘national character’, or on the specific nature of the traits that the Dutch ascribed to themselves. Instead, attention is paid to more structural aspects of the discussions on national character in the eighteenth-century Netherlands. On the one hand, these discussions should be regarded as part of a more general discourse on character comprising a wide range of psychological and anthropolo...
Paul Hoebink tries to find out what kind of relation there might exist between Dutch national identi...
Wim de Jong, Van wie is de burger? Omstreden democratie in Nederland 1945-1985 (Dissertatie Radboud ...
‘The Sharpness of a Smooth Tongue’. Literary Texts and the Formation of Public Opinion in the Early ...
This is an inquiry into the public and political debates over Dutchness and citizenship in the Nethe...
Throughout history emotions and emotional styles have functioned as social markers to make a distinc...
Impressed and inspired by the results of German, but increasingly also of international research in...
In recent decades, Dutchness has become an intensely debated issue in Dutch public sphere. The artic...
From the 19th century on, textual comments to realistic images of people increasingly applied nation...
This thesis comprises an investigation into the literary representation of national identity in the ...
Tradition and Enlightenment explores the significance of the political theory for the burgher in the...
Urban Identity Social Identity: The Burgers of Bois-le-Duc in the 18th Century. Early modern towns...
In contemporary Europe, national identities are fiercely contested and governments have sought ways ...
The Netherlands is often considered an extreme example of individualism and multiculturalism, two fa...
The Elusive Netherlands: the Question of National Identity in the early Modern Low Countries on the ...
Much has been and continues to be written about burghers inthe Netherlands, but few of these studies...
Paul Hoebink tries to find out what kind of relation there might exist between Dutch national identi...
Wim de Jong, Van wie is de burger? Omstreden democratie in Nederland 1945-1985 (Dissertatie Radboud ...
‘The Sharpness of a Smooth Tongue’. Literary Texts and the Formation of Public Opinion in the Early ...
This is an inquiry into the public and political debates over Dutchness and citizenship in the Nethe...
Throughout history emotions and emotional styles have functioned as social markers to make a distinc...
Impressed and inspired by the results of German, but increasingly also of international research in...
In recent decades, Dutchness has become an intensely debated issue in Dutch public sphere. The artic...
From the 19th century on, textual comments to realistic images of people increasingly applied nation...
This thesis comprises an investigation into the literary representation of national identity in the ...
Tradition and Enlightenment explores the significance of the political theory for the burgher in the...
Urban Identity Social Identity: The Burgers of Bois-le-Duc in the 18th Century. Early modern towns...
In contemporary Europe, national identities are fiercely contested and governments have sought ways ...
The Netherlands is often considered an extreme example of individualism and multiculturalism, two fa...
The Elusive Netherlands: the Question of National Identity in the early Modern Low Countries on the ...
Much has been and continues to be written about burghers inthe Netherlands, but few of these studies...
Paul Hoebink tries to find out what kind of relation there might exist between Dutch national identi...
Wim de Jong, Van wie is de burger? Omstreden democratie in Nederland 1945-1985 (Dissertatie Radboud ...
‘The Sharpness of a Smooth Tongue’. Literary Texts and the Formation of Public Opinion in the Early ...