Abstract
The international literature characterises late nineteenth and early twentieth-century cemeteries as being a ‘mirror’ of society. They were supposed to reflect social relationships in a living city. For the first time, this dissertation examines this assertion by using a concrete example, namely cemetery ‘Nabij Kapel in ’t Zand’ located in the Dutch city of Roermond. The study shows that the cemetery in Roermond can indeed be considered a ‘mirror’ of social relationships in the city of Roermond between 1870 and 1940. The cemetery was a ‘small copy’, a ‘microcosm’ as it were, of the city of Roermond in this period.
Original language | Dutch |
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Award date | 16 Sept 2016 |
Place of Publication | Hilversum |
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Print ISBNs | 9789087045968 |
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Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Keywords
- history
- Roermond
- cemeteries