'Zur Genealogie der Genealogie'. Over het boekstaven van aanzienlijkheid' in het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden

Samenvatting

In the second half of the nineteenth century there was an outburst of genealogical fervor in Europe. As a result, social registers appeared in many countries. Studied is the practice of genealogy in the Netherlands & the genesis of the Nederland's Adelsboek (Dutch Nobility Book) & the Nederland's Patriciaat (Dutch Patricians) as leading social registers. This genealogical activity is seen primarily as a means to mark status boundaries. As such, it gave rise to difficulties & controversies; these are shown by analyzing the way the genealogical establishment tried to fix the status of patricians from the end of the nineteenth century to the present. HA.