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Author Jong, L. de (Louis), 1914-2005.

Title The collapse of a colonial society : the Dutch in Indonesia during the Second World War / L. de Jong with an introduction by Jeroen Kemperman
Published Leiden : KITLV Press, 2002

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Description 570 pages : maps ; 25 cm
Series Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde ; 206
Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde ; 206
Contents Machine derived contents note: List of maps -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- -- I. The elimination of 'the Netherlands' -- II. Resistance and clandestine activities -- III. Starvation in the Indies -- IV. Prisoners of war -- V. Internees -- VI. Dutch Eurasians under pressure -- -- Glossary -- Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Index of personal names -- Index of geographical names
Summary "This the first book to offer a thorough English-language study on the vicissitudes of the Dutch and Dutch Eurasians during the Japanese occupation of the East Indies." "Dutch historian Louis de Jong's extensive study Het Koninkrjik der Nederlanden in de Tweede Wereldoorlog (1969-1988), whose 13 parts were published in 27 volumes and together add up to almost 15,000 pages, is considered to be the standard work on the history of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Second World War. The present book, a translation of chapters 5 through 10 of Part 11b - one of the five volumes on the East Indies - makes a section of De Jong's magnum opus available to English readers. It presents an impressive account of the experiences of the Dutch civilians and prisoners of war under the Japanese occupation. An extensive introduction by Jeroen Kemperman sketches the course of events from the arrival of the Dutch in the Indonesian archipelago to the capitulation of the Dutch East Indies in March 1942." "De Jong did not aim his work exclusively at historians, but made a conscious effort to reach a broader audience. His text is thus lively and easy to read. As a starting point for all future research on the Netherlands during the Second World War, De Jong's study continues to be of inestimable value."--BOOK JACKET
Notes A translation of chapters 5 to 10, part 11b, one of the five volumes on the East Indies of the 27 volume work "Het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden in de Tweede Wereldoorlog", 1969-1988 ; translated by Jennifer Kilian, Cornelia Kist and John Rudge
Bibliography Includes bibliography and indexes
Notes Translated from the Dutch
Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde no:206
Subject Dutch -- Indonesia -- History.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Indonesia.
Dutch -- Indonesia -- History -- 20th century.
SUBJECT Netherlands -- Colonies http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009008118 -- Indonesia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80083633 -- History -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002006165
Netherlands -- Colonies http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009008118 -- Indonesia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80083633 -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024
Netherlands -- Colonies http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009008118 -- Asia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85008606 -- History -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002006165
Indonesia -- History -- Japanese occupation, 1942-1945. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85065748
Genre/Form History.
Author Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde (Netherlands)
LC no. 2003475409
ISBN 9067182036
Other Titles Koninkrijk der Nederlanden in de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Selections
Dutch in Indonesia during the Second World War
Dutch in Indonesia during the 2nd World War