Tijdschrift voor Geschiedenis - Volume 130, Issue 2, 2017

Abstract ‘Come outside onto the street!’ The spatial dynamics of tavern violence in eighteenth-century Amsterdam The location of early-modern interpersonal violence has long been treated merely as a setting in which violent acts unfolded. But by spatially analysing two distinct categories of violence in Amsterdam in the 1730s, this article demonstrates that space played a crucial and meaningful part in the use of violence. Sp Read More

Abstract Dossier ‘Urk’: the role of aviation in relations between the Netherlands and the People’s Republic of China, 1949-96 In the study of the history of international relations much of the focus has been on the high politics of alliances. Trading interests, generally regarded as belonging to the realm of low politics, have received less attention, although they were often significant. Aviation serves here as an example. As sym Read More

Abstract Socialism under the sun. Cuba Sympathizers in the Netherlands during the 1960s The Cuba solidarity movement is under-represented in Dutch historiography concerning the 1960s. Based on new primary sources, this article argues that this movement deserves more scholarly attention. Although small in size, the Cuba movement, mostly consisting of left-wing intellectuals and students, sheds light on two larger Read More

Abstract Collaborations between dissidence and obedience. A new perspective on alternative art practice in the GDR This paper studies alternative art collaborations in the GDR during the 1970s and 1980s. As a result of the totalitarianism debate of the 1990s, scholars have often assumed that artists in East Germany had no choice but to conform to socialist ideology and the state’s strict cultural policy, or to subvert social rules Read More

Abstract The digital humanities: like a witty essay While digital approaches to research in the humanities have greatly increased in the last decades, many scholars rightly criticize the lack of knowledge their peers have of the methods and tools they are applying. Most importantly, there is a concern as to how the digital dimension is affecting the humanities as a field in general. In this essay I argue that, when used responsibl Read More

Abstract What competencies should historians have? The state and future of academic history education Academic history programmes turn students into historians through a training that combines the acquisition of historical knowledge and specific skills, such as writing and doing research. Although there are many textbooks helping students to develop historical skills, Zoeken en schrijven. Handleiding bij het make Read More