It is the paradox at the heart of the Dutch Republic: how could a state emerge from resistance to political slavery and subjugation by a foreign power, only to become a colonial empire that promoted slavery all over the world? Slavery and the Dutch State shows how the modern Dutch state and its predecessors were complicit in colonial slavery. It describes the roles of various actors, such as enslaved people, administrators and merchants in the Netherlands and the colonized societies. More tha...

'Geschiedenis schrijven! Wegwijzer voor historici' biedt (aankomende) historici heldere richtlijnen voor de verschillende fasen van historisch onderzoek. Hoe kom je tot een goede vraagstelling? Hoe ga je om met de bronnen van het verleden? Hoe baan je je een weg door de literatuur? De wegwijzer maakt de lezer vertrouwd met de invloed van de digitalisering op het historisch handwerk en toont de geldende standaards met betrekking tot een geschreven of gesproken historisch betoog. Geschiedenis s...

Historians not only have knowledge of history, but by writing about it and engaging with other historians from the past and present, they make history themselves. This companion offers young historians clear guidelines for the different phases of historical research; how do you get a good historical question? How do you engage with the literature? How do you work with sources from the past, from archives to imagery and objects, art, or landscapes? What is the influence of digitalisation of th...