The Close 'Other
Medieval and Modern Perspectives on Hollanders and the Hanse
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11478253 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J Wubs-Mrozewicz, Justyna Wubs‐Mrozewicz (0000-0002-5641-2616, Leiden University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 453-472 |
| Publication date | 2013-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | German History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0266-3554 • E-ISSN: 1477-089X |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/gerhis/ght064 |
| OpenAlex | W2312384842 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
This paper combines a historiographical analysis and a systematic examination of medieval and early modern primary sources. It demonstrates how German historians channelled their own historical context into their writings about the Hanse, specifically into their view on relations between Hansards and Hollanders. It explains why and when these two groups were perceived by historians as distinct, and Hollanders were portrayed as the ‘Other’, often in negative terms. The historiographical image of Hollanders as the antagonistic ‘Other’ to Hansards was conveyed as a constant image of their relations, and it was employed in contemporary propaganda. These views are juxtaposed with an analysis of the depiction of Hollanders in sources related to the Hanse. This analysis shows how the distinction between Hansards and Hollanders came into being in the first decades of the fifteenth century. It also reveals an inner logic connected to negative images: it was a temporary connotation, related to conflict situations and waning after conflicts were resolved. The concept of the close ‘Other’ is a tool in tracking the changes of these identifications, and explaining their underpinning both in the primary sources and in historiography.
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Connotation · Context (archaeology) · Depiction · Epistemology · Fifteenth · German · Historiography · Linguistics · Literature · Underpinning · Classics · Geology · Historical Legal Studies and Society · History · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2019 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |