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De Moderne Tijd - Volume 4, Issue 3-4, 2020
Volume 4, Issue 3-4, 2020
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De opkomst van de ‘nationale ramp’
By Ruben RosAbstract In the early nineteenth century the concept of ‘national disaster’ makes its appearance in Dutch periodicals, marking a rich variety of events, developments and ideas as disastrous for the wellbeing and integrity of the nation. This article shows how the concept of ‘national disaster’ is rooted in changes in the meaning and use of the concept of ‘disaster’. Guided by a computational analysis of Dutch newspaper discou Read More
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Noodhulpbeleid bij stads- en dorpsrampen in de Republiek
More LessAbstract The historiography of disasters is quite unanimous that the higher authorities in the Dutch Republic had little interest in alleviating local distress. The explanation for this lack of supra-regional solidarity is usually found in the institutional inability of the administratively fragmented Dutch Republic: only after the emergence of a central (nation)state in 1795 did disaster relief become modernized. Most disaster resear Read More
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Huiselijke relieken
By Arti PonsenAbstract On January 12, 1807 part of Leiden’s inner city was devastated by the explosion of an inland boat loaded with gunpowder. About 160 people – mostly women and children – were killed, some 2000 injured. Survivors kept mementoes of their loved ones and of the event itself. Over time, many of these ‘secular relics’ were acquired by museums, others are still with the heirs of their original owners. The article discuss Read More
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Ten voordeele van …
More LessAbstract In favor of … Charity publications in the nineteenth century In Dutch history, charity publications were almost entirely a 19th century phenomenon. In this article I provide an overview of this phenomenon. The first publication that I have been able to trace is from 1784, the most recent one from 1930. However there are some predecessors of charity publications. The few studies that have been published about c Read More
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Onweer
More LessAbstract Thunderstorms A disaster, a divine punishment, or a sublime spectacle? Thunderstorms often had disastrous consequences in former times, especially when gun powder magazines were struck. After the invention and implementation of Franklin’s lightning rod, the interpretation of these disasters as divine punishments seemed less obvious. Technology and science changed relations between the concepts of God, na Read More
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Zingen over branden, scheepsrampen en grote buitenlandse catastrofes, 1755-1918
By Lotte JensenAbstract Singing about fires, ship wrecks and major international catastrophes between 1755 and 1918 Local, national and international solidarity This article focuses on Dutch songs about three different kind of disasters in the period 1755-1918: fires (which occurred in Dutch villages and cities), ship wrecks (both in the Netherlands and abroad) and other foreign catastrophes, such as the earthquake on Martinique (1839) o Read More
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Vorst in het vizier
By Fons MeijerAbstract Looking at the monarch Nationalism and the representation of Orange monarchs after disasters in the 19th century The 19th century Dutch monarchs from the House of Orange often played a proactive role in the aftermath of major catastrophes, such as storm surges, river floods and destructive explosions. Authors repeatedly praised their commitment afterwards and characterised them as symbols of the nation. I Read More
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Empathie of sensatiezucht?
By Rao BrandAbstract Empathy or sensationalism? The shipping disaster of the ‘Berlin’ in 1907 and its aftermath In the early morning of February 21, 1907, during a fierce storm, the ferry ‘Berlin’ crashed on the pier of Hook van Holland. With 128 victims, it still is the largest maritime disaster off the Dutch coast in peacetime. Due to the enormous interest of the population, the media and the Dutch royal house, it became a major me Read More
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Bezet door het ijs
By Hans BeelenAbstract Beset by Ice The Dutch Literary Resonance of Unfortunate Whaling Voyages in the Catastrophic Year 1777/1778 The Greenland whaling catastrophe of the year 1777 resulted in seventeen voyage descriptions, written in five languages over a period of 40 years. Travelogues in Dutch, German and Danish reflect the international character of the 18th century whaling trade. As for the Dutch literary setting, there appear Read More
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De koloniale ruimte herbezien
Authors: Alicia Schrikker & Sander TetterooAbstract The Colonial Space Revisited The Cultural and Political Experience of Indonesian Natural Disasters in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century This contribution analyses the colonial space that encompassed The Netherlands and Indonesia through the lens of historical disasters. In the past as much as in the present, Indonesia’s geophysical circumstances made the region vulnerable to volcanic eruptions, earthquak Read More
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‘Behoed ons arme volk voor de vulkaan-poëten’
Authors: Judith Bosnak & Rick HoningsAbstract ‘Save our poor people from the vulcano poets’. The literary reception of the Krakatoa disaster of 1883 in the Netherlands and Indonesi On August 27, 1883, the volcano Krakatau in the Dutch East Indies erupted and collapsed, causing the deaths of tens of thousands, mainly as a result of devastating tsunamis. The Krakatau eruption was one of the first disasters to take place beyond the Dutch boundaries that received s Read More
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