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Beyond the Pale : Dutch Extreme Violence in the Indonesian War of Independence, 1945-1949



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Titolo: Beyond the Pale : Dutch Extreme Violence in the Indonesian War of Independence, 1945-1949 Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Amsterdam : , : Amsterdam University Press, , [2022]
©2022
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (592 p.)
Soggetto topico: HISTORY / Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other)
Soggetto non controllato: Indonesia, decolonisation, independence, violence, war
Persona (resp. second.): Brocades ZaalbergThijs
BuchheimEveline
CaptainEsther
EickhoffMartijn
FaridHilmar
FrakkingRoel
HarmannyAzarja
KaaijMeindert van der
KempermanJeroen
LimpachRémy
LuttikhuisBart
OostindieGert
RabenR (Remco)
RomijnPeter
SinkeOnno
SteijlenFridus
WelvaartStephanie
ZwinkelsEsther
Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Maps -- Content -- I. Introduction -- II. Intermezzo -- III. Research Results -- IV. Closing Remarks -- V. Epilogue -- Notes -- Abbreviations -- Further reading -- Acknowledgements -- About the authors -- Index
Sommario/riassunto: Indonesia declared its independence on 17 August 1945, two days after the Japanese capitulation that marked the end of World War II in Asia. Refusing to recognize Indonesian independence, the Netherlands attempted to gain control over the decolonization process by force, leading to four years of arduous negotiations and bitter warfare. In 2005, the Dutch government declared that the Netherlands had been ‘on the wrong side of history’ and should not have engaged in this war. However, to this day, the government maintains its position from 1969 about violence at the hands of Dutch soldiers during this war: Yes, there had been ‘excesses’, but as a rule, the armed forces had behaved ‘correctly’. In recent years, this official position has increasingly, and more loudly, been called into question. In Beyond the Pale, conclusions of ten separate studies are presented from different perspectives, addressing the extent to which the Dutch armed forces used extreme violence on a structural basis and offering an assessment of their actions. The authors also examine how the Dutch government and society dealt with this extreme violence both during and after the war. Was it discussed, was it punished or covered up, and what developments does this reflect?
Titolo autorizzato: Beyond the Pale  Visualizza cluster
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910548267703321
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Serie: Onafhankelijkheid, Dekolonisatie, Geweld en Oorlog in Indonesië 1945-1950 Series