In this pseudo-mystic poem originally written in German, the Dutch writer and famous internationalist Frederik van Eeden expressed his belief in the rise of a new internationalist world from the ashes…
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Themes: Poem; Newspapers & Magazines; Neutrality; Language; Intellectual Exchange
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French, German, internationalism, Netherlands, newspapers, Poem, Rolland, Switzerland, Translation, Van Eeden
The first fragment contains the report of 4 May 1916 written by the French envoy to The Hague Henri Allizé to the French Ministry of Colonies regarding German incitement of Indonesian Muslims. The…
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Themes: Religion; Race; Propaganda; Newspapers & Magazines; Neutrality; Intellectual Exchange; Imperial Strategy
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anti-colonialism, Dutch, Dutch East Indies, France, French, German Revolutionary Program, Jihad, Muslims, newspapers, pamphlet, pan-Islamism, revolution, The Netherlands
On 24 January 1915, the Dutch writer Frederik van Eeden published a letter written by his close friend, the French writer Romain Rolland, in the Dutch weekly De Amsterdammer. In his letter to van…
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Themes: Newspapers & Magazines; Neutrality; Letter; Intellectual Exchange
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Europe, French, internationalism, open letter, public intellectual, Rolland, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Van Eeden, writer
In May 1916, the French propaganda official Maurice Gandolphe wrote an extensive advisory report to strengthen French cultural propaganda in the Netherlands. He had conducted a secret mission to the…
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Themes: Propaganda; Newspapers & Magazines; Neutrality; Language; Intellectual Exchange
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cultural propaganda, French, newspapers, official documents, public intellectual, The Netherlands
This phonetically written letter by an Algerian prisoner of war is kept in the albums of Otto Stiehl. On the left it reads 'prizonier de gér 1 Bata 1 con nr 1093 Zosén Aleman'. On the right it…
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Themes: Postcard; Letter; Language; Captivity
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Colonial soldiers, Colonial Troops, French, Halfmoon Camp, Letter, POW, pow-camp, western front
Collection of the newspaper L’Echo du camp de Rennbahn from issue 1 (10 June 1916) to the issue 85 (15 June 1918). Each issue contains 3 sheets (6 pages) with both texts and cartoons. The articles…
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Themes: Newspapers & Magazines; Captivity
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English, French, newspapers, POW, pow-camp, western front