The War That Won’t Go Away

The War That Won’t Go Away

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This review contrasts the sometimes moralising Dutch historiography on the Second World War with the more detached approaches taken by Anglophone scholars on the same subjects, and suggests that many of the charges made against Chris van der Heijden’s work (Dat nooit meer. De nasleep van de Tweede...

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Main Author: Bob Moore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Journals 2013-06-01
Series:BMGN: Low Countries Historical Review
Subjects:
Second World War
Holocaust
Historiography
Resistance
Jews
Online Access:https://ojstest.minions.amsterdam/article/view/6072
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spelling doaj-8ee57f85f13e4aa58c1624de91d853232021-10-02T17:25:27ZengOpen JournalsBMGN: Low Countries Historical Review0165-05052211-28982013-06-011282The War That Won’t Go AwayBob Moore0Royal Netherlands Historical Society (editorial secretary) This review contrasts the sometimes moralising Dutch historiography on the Second World War with the more detached approaches taken by Anglophone scholars on the same subjects, and suggests that many of the charges made against Chris van der Heijden’s work (Dat nooit meer. De nasleep van de Tweede Wereldoorlog in Nederland [Never Again: The Aftermath of the Second World War in The Netherlands]) from within the Netherlands would not have seemed so important in this wider constituency. At the same time, it takes issue with some elements of his writing style and the importance he ascribes to specific trends and features of Dutch postwar memory.   This review is part of the discussion forum 'Dat nooit meer' (Chris van der Heijden). https://ojstest.minions.amsterdam/article/view/6072Second World WarHolocaustHistoriographyResistanceJews
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Holocaust
Historiography
Resistance
Jews
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description This review contrasts the sometimes moralising Dutch historiography on the Second World War with the more detached approaches taken by Anglophone scholars on the same subjects, and suggests that many of the charges made against Chris van der Heijden’s work (Dat nooit meer. De nasleep van de Tweede Wereldoorlog in Nederland [Never Again: The Aftermath of the Second World War in The Netherlands]) from within the Netherlands would not have seemed so important in this wider constituency. At the same time, it takes issue with some elements of his writing style and the importance he ascribes to specific trends and features of Dutch postwar memory.   This review is part of the discussion forum 'Dat nooit meer' (Chris van der Heijden).
topic Second World War
Holocaust
Historiography
Resistance
Jews
url https://ojstest.minions.amsterdam/article/view/6072
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