A strong presence, but a weak history. The bicycle in Dutch historiography

Harry Oosterhuis presenting at the ICHC 2010 in Prague

Harry Oosterhuis presenting at the ICHC 2010 in Prague

At the 21st  International  Cycling History Conference, held 5-7 August 2010 in Prague, Harry Oosterhuis presented our analysis of  the lack of academic historiography of cycling in the Netherlands. Whereas internationally one can observe a growing academic interest in cycling history during the last twenty years, the fiets has received little attention from Dutch academic historians sofar. While analysing the existing literature on Dutch bicycle  history, our paper – which will appear in the conference proceedings – also highlights the main characteristics of Dutch bicycle history.