Exile memories and the Dutch Revolt : the narrated diaspora, 1550-1750 / by Johannes Müller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Müller, Johannes (Johannes M.), 1980-

Series:

Studies in medieval and Reformation traditions ; volume 199.

Studies in medieval and Reformation traditions, 1573-4188 ; volume 199

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War and society.

History.

Memory--Social aspects.

Memory.

Exiles.

Dutch.

Ethnicity.

Refugees.

Social aspects.

Netherlands--History--Eighty Years' War, 1568-1648--Social aspects.

Netherlands.

Netherlands--History--Eighty Years' War, 1568-1648--Refugees.

Dutch--Migrations--History.

Dutch--England--Ethnic identity--History.

Dutch--Germany--Ethnic identity--History.

Exiles--England--History.

Exiles--Germany--History.

Memory--Social aspects--England--History.

Memory--Social aspects--Germany--History.

War and society--Netherlands--History.

Germany.

England.

Physical Description:

pages cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2016]

Summary:

"The Dutch Revolt (ca. 1572-1648) led to the displacement of tens of thousands of people. In Exile Memories and the Dutch Revolt, Johannes Müller shows how migrants and their descendants in the Dutch Republic, England and Germany cultivated their Netherlandish heritage for more than 200 years. Memories of war and persecution shaped new religious and political identities that combined images of suffering and heroism and served as foundational narratives of newcomers. Exposing the underlying narrative structures of early modern exile memories, this volume shows how stories about the Dutch Revolt allowed migrants to participate in their host societies rather than producing a closed and exclusive diaspora. While narratives of religious persecution attracted non-migrants as well, exile networks were able to connect newcomers and established residents"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: The revelation of the past; Memories and the continuation of the diaspora; Migration and memory; Transmigration and its multiple ties; Diasporic imagination and patriotic discourse; Exile memories and their changing meanings

Imagining the diaspora

Recapturing the patria

Strangers, burghers, patriots

The reinvention of family history

Ancient landmarks of the fathers : maintaining old networks

Godly wanderers : exile memories and new cultures of religious exclusivism

Conclusion: Permeable memories

List of archival sources

List of printed sources.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Müller, Johannes (Johannes M.), 1980- Exile memories and the Dutch Revolt

ISBN:

9789004311664

9004311661

OCLC:

938393950