Propaganda that Dare not Speak its Name
International information services about the Dutch East Indies, 1919–1934
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11722973 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vincent Kuitenbrouwer (Schlumberger (Ireland), corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 239-253 |
| Publication date | 2014-05-28 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Media History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-8804 • E-ISSN: 1469-9729 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13688804.2014.920204 |
| OpenAlex | W1599903377 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 7 |
During the first half of the twentieth century, colonial rule in the Indonesian archipelago was an important marker of international prestige for the Netherlands, which was merely a small power on the European continent, carefully guarding its neutral status against the Great Powers. After World War I, there was growing concern amongst several groups in Dutch society about criticism of the colonial regime in the foreign press. This article considers three organizations that aimed to set up an international information service about the Dutch East Indies in the 1920s. Although private individuals ran these organizations, they had close links with the authorities in The Hague and Batavia, indicating the emergence of a controlled media environment. Moreover, despite the fact that people involved preferred to use neutral terms to describe their activities, they aimed to provide the international public with propaganda supporting the Dutch colonial regime
Alliance · Colonialism · Criticism · Economic history · Media studies · Political science · Power (physics · Prestige · Sociology · Asian Studies and History · History · Law · Media Studies and Communication · Philippine History and Culture · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.29 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |