Imperialism, Colonialism and Genocide. The Dutch Case for an International History of the Holocaust

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  • Ido de Haan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18352/bmgn-lchr.7123

Keywords:

Holocaust, Second Woeld Waar

Abstract

During the past three decades, the historiography of the persecution of the Jews in the Netherlands has been dominated by attempts to resolve ‘the Dutch paradox’: the contrast between the tolerant reputation of the Netherlands on the one hand, and the large numbers of Dutch Jews that perished on the other. Attempts to resolve this paradox often look for specifically Dutch characteristics, thereby neglecting factors of an international nature that had a particular impact in the Netherlands. Attention is devoted in these contribution to German imperialism, which had special ramifications for the persecution of Dutch Jews; to the implications for population policy of the colonial regime that arose in the Netherlands, and to the social compartmentalisation and propaganda that accompanied these genocidal policies. This international perspective leads to new questions for the Dutch case, while this case sheds new light on the international history of the persecution of the Jews.

 

This article is part of the special issue 'The International Relevance of Dutch History'.

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2010-01-01

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Haan, I. de. (2010). Imperialism, Colonialism and Genocide. The Dutch Case for an International History of the Holocaust. BMGN - Low Countries Historical Review, 125(2-3), 301-327. https://doi.org/10.18352/bmgn-lchr.7123