De geschiedenis van een begrip

Although in a formal sense the Dutch word erfgoed is a fairly precise translation of English ‘heritage’ (that which is inherited), its meaning and usage are more restricted. Only rarely is the Dutch word used to refer to nature or landscape (either natural or shaped by human intervention) and unlike the approach of an organization like English Heritage, nature reserves, areas of outstanding beauty (or of historical value), parks and gardens in the Netherlands are not considered erfgoed in a formal sense. In this book, eleven specialists in the field discuss various aspects of erfgoed. Since it is part of a series about the history of ideas (Reeks Nederlandse Begripsgeschiedenis) in which similar books have appeared about ‘fatherland’, ‘freedom’, ‘civilization’ and ‘citizen(ship)’, the approach is historical and the aim is to put the notion of erfgoed in the context of Dutch culture. In his introduction, the editor...

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