Remco Raben
Biographic Data
| ID | 742437 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Remco Raben |
| GIVEN NAMES | Remco |
| FAMILY NAME | Raben |
| SIGNATURE | RABEN R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Schlumberger (Ireland) |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Changing Perspectives on the Hidden Giant
Robert Cribb is in Leiden for the International Convention of Asia Scholars, held in July 2019. Despite having just arrived from Canberra, where he is professor at the Australian National University, he gladly made time for an interview over lunch. During his long career as a historian and Indonesia scholar, Cribb has traversed many different research themes, including the history of mass violence and crime, national identity, environmental polit…
Colonial shorthand and historical knowledge
Issues of segregation and difference in early-modern Dutch Batavia prove harder to define once we move beyond the picture presented by colonial authorities and move away geographically from the centre of colonial knowledge production. Ethnic quarters were established in the colonial cities, but religious identities blurred strict racial boundary making. Three case studies demonstrate how new lines of identification and distinction emerged, which …
Epilogue. Colonial Distances
The Colonial Intrusion
A New Dutch Imperial History
This article discusses the recent developments in imperial history in Great Britain and France and analyses the state of Dutch research in the light of these new approaches. Raben concentrates on three broadly defined topics - the webbed character of colonial spaces, the impact of empire on metropolitan societies and the moral ramifications of colonial empires. The way imperial histories are written is determined by the experiences with 'empire' …
Beyond Empire and Nation
The decolonization of countries in Asia and Africa is one of the momentous events in the twentieth century. But did the shift to independence indeed affect the lives of the people in such a dramatic way as the political events suggest? The authors in this volume look beyond the political interpretations of decolonization and address the issue of social and economic reorientations which were necessitated or caused by the end of colonial rule. The …
Beyond Empire and Nation; The Decolonization of African and Asian societies, 1930s-1960s
The decolonization of countries in Asia and Africa is one of the momentous events in the twentieth century. But did the shift to independence indeed affect the lives of the people in such a dramatic way as the political events suggest? The authors in this volume look beyond the political interpretations of decolonization and address the issue of social and economic reorientations which were necessitated or caused by the end of colonial rule. The …
On genocide and mass violence in colonial Indonesia
This article discusses many topics that appear in this issue of the Journal of Genocide Research. It concentrates on the issues of colonial violence, the killings during the decolonization war and on the memories of violence in Indonesia and the Netherlands. It emphasizes the genocidal quality of colonial murderousness. It is argued that many colonial wars had strong genocidal overtones. The colonial situation was favourable to the deployment of …
States of Transition
States of Transition: Modernisation, Performance and Meaning of State and Authority in the Era of Decolonisation: A Report on the Encompass Programme 2009 Conference Medan, Sumatra, January 6–8, 2009 - Volume 33 Issue 2
Ann Laura Stoler, Along the archival grain; Epistemic anxieties and colonial common sense
In this new feature we highlight a recently launched book. We invite specialists in the field to comment on the book, and we invite the author to respond to their comments. In this issue we focus on Ann Stoler's Along the archival grain; Epistemic anxieties and colonial common sense. Those invited to comment on the book are Frances Gouda, Remco Raben and Henk Schulte Nordholt. Registered readers may participate in the debate
Report on the Symposium on Maritime Routes and Associated Networks, Sagres and Lagos, Portugal, 28 April - 1 May 1992
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Report on the Second International Symposium on Maritime Studies, Pondicherry University, 16-20 December 1991
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A New Dutch Imperial History
This article discusses the recent developments in imperial history in Great Britain and France and analyses the state of Dutch research in the light of these new approaches. Raben concentrates on three broadly defined topics - the webbed character of colonial spaces, the impact of empire on metropolitan societies and the moral ramifications of colonial empires. The way imperial histories are written is determined by the experiences with 'empire' …
Colonial shorthand and historical knowledge
Issues of segregation and difference in early-modern Dutch Batavia prove harder to define once we move beyond the picture presented by colonial authorities and move away geographically from the centre of colonial knowledge production. Ethnic quarters were established in the colonial cities, but religious identities blurred strict racial boundary making. Three case studies demonstrate how new lines of identification and distinction emerged, which …
Beyond Empire and Nation; The Decolonization of African and Asian societies, 1930s-1960s
The decolonization of countries in Asia and Africa is one of the momentous events in the twentieth century. But did the shift to independence indeed affect the lives of the people in such a dramatic way as the political events suggest? The authors in this volume look beyond the political interpretations of decolonization and address the issue of social and economic reorientations which were necessitated or caused by the end of colonial rule. The …
Ann Laura Stoler, Along the archival grain; Epistemic anxieties and colonial common sense
In this new feature we highlight a recently launched book. We invite specialists in the field to comment on the book, and we invite the author to respond to their comments. In this issue we focus on Ann Stoler's Along the archival grain; Epistemic anxieties and colonial common sense. Those invited to comment on the book are Frances Gouda, Remco Raben and Henk Schulte Nordholt. Registered readers may participate in the debate
On genocide and mass violence in colonial Indonesia
This article discusses many topics that appear in this issue of the Journal of Genocide Research. It concentrates on the issues of colonial violence, the killings during the decolonization war and on the memories of violence in Indonesia and the Netherlands. It emphasizes the genocidal quality of colonial murderousness. It is argued that many colonial wars had strong genocidal overtones. The colonial situation was favourable to the deployment of …
Report on the Second International Symposium on Maritime Studies, Pondicherry University, 16-20 December 1991
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Report on the Symposium on Maritime Routes and Associated Networks, Sagres and Lagos, Portugal, 28 April - 1 May 1992
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
States of Transition
States of Transition: Modernisation, Performance and Meaning of State and Authority in the Era of Decolonisation: A Report on the Encompass Programme 2009 Conference Medan, Sumatra, January 6–8, 2009 - Volume 33 Issue 2
Ann Laura Stoler, Along the archival grain; Epistemic anxieties and colonial common sense
In this new feature we highlight a recently launched book. We invite specialists in the field to comment on the book, and we invite the author to respond to their comments. In this issue we focus on Ann Stoler's Along the archival grain; Epistemic anxieties and colonial common sense. Those invited to comment on the book are Frances Gouda, Remco Raben and Henk Schulte Nordholt. Registered readers may participate in the debate
Beyond Empire and Nation
The decolonization of countries in Asia and Africa is one of the momentous events in the twentieth century. But did the shift to independence indeed affect the lives of the people in such a dramatic way as the political events suggest? The authors in this volume look beyond the political interpretations of decolonization and address the issue of social and economic reorientations which were necessitated or caused by the end of colonial rule. The …
Beyond Empire and Nation; The Decolonization of African and Asian societies, 1930s-1960s
The decolonization of countries in Asia and Africa is one of the momentous events in the twentieth century. But did the shift to independence indeed affect the lives of the people in such a dramatic way as the political events suggest? The authors in this volume look beyond the political interpretations of decolonization and address the issue of social and economic reorientations which were necessitated or caused by the end of colonial rule. The …
On genocide and mass violence in colonial Indonesia
This article discusses many topics that appear in this issue of the Journal of Genocide Research. It concentrates on the issues of colonial violence, the killings during the decolonization war and on the memories of violence in Indonesia and the Netherlands. It emphasizes the genocidal quality of colonial murderousness. It is argued that many colonial wars had strong genocidal overtones. The colonial situation was favourable to the deployment of …
A New Dutch Imperial History
This article discusses the recent developments in imperial history in Great Britain and France and analyses the state of Dutch research in the light of these new approaches. Raben concentrates on three broadly defined topics - the webbed character of colonial spaces, the impact of empire on metropolitan societies and the moral ramifications of colonial empires. The way imperial histories are written is determined by the experiences with 'empire' …
The Colonial Intrusion
Epilogue. Colonial Distances
Changing Perspectives on the Hidden Giant
Robert Cribb is in Leiden for the International Convention of Asia Scholars, held in July 2019. Despite having just arrived from Canberra, where he is professor at the Australian National University, he gladly made time for an interview over lunch. During his long career as a historian and Indonesia scholar, Cribb has traversed many different research themes, including the history of mass violence and crime, national identity, environmental polit…
Colonial shorthand and historical knowledge
Issues of segregation and difference in early-modern Dutch Batavia prove harder to define once we move beyond the picture presented by colonial authorities and move away geographically from the centre of colonial knowledge production. Ethnic quarters were established in the colonial cities, but religious identities blurred strict racial boundary making. Three case studies demonstrate how new lines of identification and distinction emerged, which …
History (11 works) · Political science (9 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Colonialism (7 works) · History (7 works) · Law (7 works) · Asian Studies and History (5 works) · Decolonization (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Law (4 works)