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Proud to be Dutch. The role of war and propaganda literature in the shaping of an early modern Dutch identity, 1648-1815.
FunderNetherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO)
Duration01 Jun 2011 - 31 Aug 2016
Project code276-30-008
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Historical research on Dutch nationalism has mainly been focused on the nineteenth century. However, the growth of national thought "the idea that the Dutch belonged to the same community" can be traced back to earlier stages of Dutch history. This project will do so, by studying the role of war and propaganda literature in the period 1648-1815. The diachronical approach will enable us to investigate developments and changes in the rise of Dutch national thought. By focusing on the pre-modern period, it will also challenge current international scholarly views on the formation of national identities. 1648 and 1815 are considered as land mark years in Dutch history. With the signing of the Peace of Münster in 1648 the Dutch Republic became an independent state; 1815 is considered as the beginning of a new era, because of the installation of William I as the sovereign of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. On these occassions, and at intervening political highlights and times of crisis, writers made much effort to symbolise the unity of the Dutch Republic. Texts written at the occasion of war and peace treaties, therefore present us with unique material to study the growth of national awareness in pre-modern times. This research consists of three interrelated subprojects. The first project focuses on propaganda literature written during the four Anglo-Dutch wars (1652-1654, 1665-1667, 1672-1674, 1780-1784) and investigates to what extent authors attempted to create a unified imagined community. The second project scrutinizes resistance literature during the French regime (1806-1813). In this period literature was being used as the main resistance tool by explicitly articulating "Dutchness" and the nations identity. The third project analyses the shaping of national unifying images at the occasions of peace treaties, starting with the Treaty of Münster (1648), and ending with the Treaty of Paris (1814/1815).
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Historical research on Dutch nationalism has mainly been focused on the nineteenth century. However, the growth of national thought "the idea that the Dutch belonged to the same community" can be traced back to earlier stages of Dutch history. This project will do so, by studying the role of war and propaganda literature in the period 1648-1815. The diachronical approach will enable us to investigate developments and changes in the rise of Dutch national thought. By focusing on the pre-modern period, it will also challenge current international scholarly views on the formation of national identities. 1648 and 1815 are considered as land mark years in Dutch history. With the signing of the Peace of Münster in 1648 the Dutch Republic became an independent state; 1815 is considered as the beginning of a new era, because of the installation of William I as the sovereign of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. On these occassions, and at intervening political highlights and times of crisis, writers made much effort to symbolise the unity of the Dutch Republic. Texts written at the occasion of war and peace treaties, therefore present us with unique material to study the growth of national awareness in pre-modern times. This research consists of three interrelated subprojects. The first project focuses on propaganda literature written during the four Anglo-Dutch wars (1652-1654, 1665-1667, 1672-1674, 1780-1784) and investigates to what extent authors attempted to create a unified imagined community. The second project scrutinizes resistance literature during the French regime (1806-1813). In this period literature was being used as the main resistance tool by explicitly articulating "Dutchness" and the nations identity. The third project analyses the shaping of national unifying images at the occasions of peace treaties, starting with the Treaty of Münster (1648), and ending with the Treaty of Paris (1814/1815).
