Indonesia
Paul Doolan looks at the continuing controversy over Dutch 'police operations' post-1945 in Indonesia. |
The conquest of Java, now part of Indonesia, is one of the least known episodes of British imperialism. But this short interregnum influenced the governance of the Indian Raj and proved a significant stepping stone in the career of the founder of Singapore, says Tim Hannigan. Published in History Today, Volume: 61 Issue: 9, 2011
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Merle Ricklefs seeks clues for the future of the troubled archipelago nation in its distant past. |
Dutch sovereignty was transferred to the United States of Indonesia on November 2nd, 1949. |
Revolutions and changes of dynasty seem to have happened with the regularity of clockwork on the island of Java. M.C. Ricklefs investigates. |
Paul Doolan looks at the continuing controversy over Dutch 'police operations' post-1945 in Indonesia. Published in History Today, Volume: 47 Issue: 3
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For the past 600 years the island of Java has been the scene for the encounter of the two major cultural and religious traditions of the world. |
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