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SUMMARY:[Historikertag 2018] “People know each other” – Entanglements and Tensions between Dutchmen and Westphalians during the 19th and 20th Century
DESCRIPTION:German-Dutch relations in the 19th and 20th centuries oscillated between regional links on the one hand and national tensions on the other. The German occupation in World War II left scars in both societies. Before 1933 and after 1945, in contrast, there were established social and economic links like the “green” border between Westphalia and the Dutch provinces. The section traces the history of these relationships from a transregional perspective and examines the conditions, forms and consequences of social, economic and national divisions and similarities. In short, the speakers use “divided societies” as an analytical probe to expand approaches to entangled history and to trace constructions of self-images and images of others. Tensions and interdependencies are traced in three perspectives. Firstly, we explore the construction of identities. “Divided societies” cannot be traced back to national contexts alone. Regional and local identities are at least as influential. From a microhistorical perspective, divisions sometimes appear to be more serious than national differences from a macrohistorical perspective. On the other hand, surprisingly good relations between the Dutch and Westphalian people can be observed even in times of crisis and war. Secondly, we focus on the interplay of distortions and interdependencies: In the city of Gronau, relations between Dutch entrepreneurs and Westphalian city elites caused conflicts with Dutch and German workers. The ambivalent relations between the German and Dutch police had a tabooing effect after 1945. In tourism, the tensions caused by the Nazi era were suppressed for marketing reasons. Last but not least, the speakers will thirdly draw attention to specific spaces of division and encounter. In public space, but also in imagined spaces such as “partisan areas” and “recreational areas”, tensions and entanglements are magnified like under a burning glass.
Der Beitrag “People know each other” – Entanglements and Tensions between Dutchmen and Westphalians during the 19th and 20th Century erschien zuerst auf Historikertag 2018.
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