Travelling the Dutch East Indies
Travelling the Dutch East Indies

Author: Rick Honings e.a.

Publisher: Uitgeverij Verloren

Published: 2022-12-14

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 9464550457

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In 1594, the first Dutch ships sailed to ‘the East’. Throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth century, almost five thousand ships were sent to the Dutch East Indies, attracting a growing number of travellers, with trade as one of the major incentives. In addition to Dutch missionary ambitions, progress and technological innovations not only fed the growing hunger for expansion, but also stirred an appetite for adventure. The hope for a life in welfare is mirrored in the growing numbers of passengers travelling ‘East’ in the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth century. At the same time, Javanese travellers started to explore their homeland as well. Travelling the Dutch East Indies not only offers a diverse picture of travel and a critical perspective on the colonial ideology with which it is associated, but also shows how the collections of Leiden University Libraries can serve as a rich source for all kinds of historical research.

The Defining Years of the Dutch East Indies, 1942-1949
The Defining Years of the Dutch East Indies, 1942-1949

Author: Jan A. Krancher

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2003-08-21

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 9780786417070

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Following their invasion of Java on March 1, 1942, the Japanese began a process of Japanization of the archipelago, banning every remnant of Dutch rule. Over the next three years, more than 100,000 Dutch citizens were shipped to Japanese internment camps and more than four million romushas, forced Indonesian laborers, were enlisted in the Japanese war effort. The Japanese occupation stimulated the development of Indonesian independence movements. Headed by Sukarno, a longtime admirer of Japan, nationalist forces declared their independence on August 17, 1945. For Dutch citizens, Dutch-Indonesians or "Indos," and pro-Dutch Indonesians, Sukarno's declaration marked the beginning of a new wave of terror. These powerful and often poignant stories from survivors of the Japanese occupation and subsequent turmoil surrounding Indonesian independence provide one with a vivid portrait of the hardships faced during the period.

Colonial Policy
Colonial Policy

Author: A.D.A. Kat Angelino

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 683

ISBN-13: 9401189048

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