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Johan Huizinga

Johan Huizinga

Born 1872 · Died 1945

Johan Huizinga (Groningen, 7 december 1872 – De Steeg, 1 februari 1945) was een Nederlands historicus. Hij is de grondlegger van de Nederlandstalige cultuurgeschiedenis en mentaliteitsgeschiedenis.

Quotes

  • “These are strange times. Reason, which once combatted faith and seemed to have conquered it, now has to look to faith to save it from dissolution.”
    In the Shadow of Tomorrow, Chapter 11
  • “History can predict nothing except that great changes in human relationships will never come about in the form in which they have been anticipated.”
    In the Shadow of Tomorrow
  • “Revolution as an ideal concept always preserves the essential content of the original thought: sudden and lasting betterment.”
    In the Shadow of Tomorrow, Chapter 2

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Books by Johan Huizinga in order

Books by Johan Huizinga in the order they were published, from Het Aesthetische Bestanddeel Van Geschiedkundige Voorstellingen (1905) to La ciencia histórica (2018).

  1. 1Het Aesthetische Bestanddeel Van Geschiedkundige VoorstellinHet Aesthetische Bestanddeel Van Geschiedkundige Voorstellingen1905
  2. 2America; a Dutch Historian's Vision, from Afar and NearAmerica; a Dutch Historian's Vision, from Afar and Near1918
  3. 3The Waning of the Middle AgesThe Waning of the Middle Ages1919
  4. 4ErasmusErasmus1924
  5. 5Tien studiënTien studiën1926
  6. 6Herbst Des MittelaltersHerbst Des Mittelalters1928
  7. 7Wege Der KulturgeschichteWege Der Kulturgeschichte1930
  8. 8Im Schatten Von MorgenIm Schatten Von Morgen1936
  9. 9Homo LudensHomo Ludens1938
  10. 10Nederland's Beschaving in De Zeventiende EeuwNederland's Beschaving in De Zeventiende Eeuw1941
  11. 11Mijn Weg Tot De HistorieMijn Weg Tot De Historie1947
  12. 12Sir Philip Sidney, MDLIIII-MDLXXXVISir Philip Sidney, MDLIIII-MDLXXXVI1957
  13. 13Men and IdeasMen and Ideas1959
  14. 14Mr EuropeMr Europe1961
  15. 15In the Shadow of TomorrowIn the Shadow of Tomorrow1964
  16. 16BurgundBurgund1967
  17. 17Dutch Civilisation in the Seventeenth CenturyDutch Civilisation in the Seventeenth Century1968
  18. 18Dutch Civilisation in the Seventeenth Century, and Other EssDutch Civilisation in the Seventeenth Century, and Other Essays1968
  19. 19J. Heemskerk Azn., 1818-1897J. Heemskerk Azn., 1818-18971973
  20. 20Amerika DagboekAmerika Dagboek1993
  21. 21Verspreide Opstellen Over De Geschiedenis Van NederlandVerspreide Opstellen Over De Geschiedenis Van Nederland2007
  22. 22De Hand Van HuizingaDe Hand Van Huizinga2009
  23. 23La ciencia históricaLa ciencia histórica2018

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