Tijdschrift voor Geschiedenis - Volume 136, Issue 3, 2023

Abstract Group formation and political ritual in Dutch patriotic societies (1782-1787) In the early 1780s citizens began to organize themselves in patriotic societies that were meant to change the existing political constellation. They organized themselves locally in order to form a national patriotic organization, with an ideological and a military section. This political and social movement drew people from all walks of life an Read More

Abstract Colonial deficiencies. Explaining inequality and exploitation in the Dutch East Indies from a practical-administrative perspective This article explores Dutch colonial policy, inequality and exploitation through the prism of practical issues of governance. It draws upon examples from the richly documented history of coerced labour and taxation in Indonesia to argue that colonial policy and resulting forms of exploitation, in Read More

Abstract Beyond the success story. New questions and approaches in the historiography of Dutch agriculture This article reviews developments in Dutch agricultural history from c.1900. It argues that, for example, contemporary environmental and social issues have encouraged renewed interest in this field. Other (historical) sub-disciplines have also become interested in agricultural history, resulting in new research them Read More