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