Wetenschap - 28 september 1995
Dutch history for foreign students
Dutch history for foreign students
The structure and contents of the subject have already been more or less finalized. Starting point of the course would be the present position of the Netherlands within the European perspective. Attention will also be paid to general historical developments in Dutch society, including the role of the Church, urbanisation, population growth and industrial development. At least a third of the syllabus will deal with the history of agriculture and, related to that, the variety of landscapes which have evolved. Bieleman adds: We also plan to include one day excursions throughout the Netherlands. There will definitely be a trip to the Open Air Museum in Arnhem, where many features of our own past can be seen in reconstruction: Dutch history in a nutshell."