Inleiding. De internationalisering van de nationale geschiedenis en de verzuiling

<p><strong><em>Introduction. The Internationalization of the National History and the Pillarization</em></strong><br />Efforts to approach Dutch political history from an international perspective have been going on for a long time. This has worked rather well for...

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Main Author: H. te Velde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: openjournals.nl 2009-01-01
Series:BMGN: Low Countries Historical Review
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Online Access:https://www.bmgn-lchr.nl/articles/7044
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Summary:<p><strong><em>Introduction. The Internationalization of the National History and the Pillarization</em></strong><br />Efforts to approach Dutch political history from an international perspective have been going on for a long time. This has worked rather well for the early modern period, before the national state existed in a modern form. Nevertheless, applying this to the last few centuries remains a challenge. This is because this period was dominated by the national state and historiography was focussed on the state from the very beginning. Eliminating the national aspect from historiography altogether would not be a desirable course of action.</p><p> </p><p>However, it is necessary to be aware of the effects it has, and each generation has its own way of doing this. Nowadays, international comparisons and the history of transfers offer new opportunities. It is against this backdrop that the introduction explains how pillarization expanded to become the Dutch Sonderweg and how a new approach towards political history can compensate for the disadvantages of this perspective.</p><p> </p><p>This article is part of the special issue '<a href="/420/volume/124/issue/4/">The Internationalization of the National History and the Pillarization</a>'.</p>
ISSN:0165-0505
2211-2898