Keuzes en accenten

Author(s)

  • D. Bosscher

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18352/bmgn-lchr.5774

Keywords:

Historiography, Cultural history

Abstract

The author tries to assess the merits of Welvaart in zwart-wit [Affluence in black-and-white] by Kees Schuyt and Ed Taverne. He concludes that notwithstanding a certain lack of originality, Schuyt and Taverne have written a highly interesting and valuable book which convincingly captures the enigmatic spirit of the period around 1950. Schuyt and Taverne show themselves to be extremely well-versed in their established areas of expertise and answer a number of questions on the 1940s and 1950s with outstanding flair. It is rather disappointing, however, that a joint endeavour by two such erudite scholars ultimately produced so little added value. Their approaches did not in fact lead to a synthesis of scholarly disciplines, and sadly especially not concerning the issues that originally prompted the creation of this series of books: the theory of demography, culture and multiculturalism.

 

This review is part of the discussion forum IJkpunt 1950.

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Published

2002-01-01

Issue

Section

IJkpunt 1950

How to Cite

Keuzes en accenten. (2002). BMGN - Low Countries Historical Review, 117(4), 540-543. https://doi.org/10.18352/bmgn-lchr.5774