The unmastered past
Decolonization and Dutch collective memory
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12417426 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vincent J H Houben (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 77-85 |
| Publication date | 2000-02-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1062-7987 • E-ISSN: 1474-0575 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1062798700000089 |
| OpenAlex | W4236269933 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The decolonization of Indonesia is far from being a peripheral issue for Dutch national identity. Since the 1970s, but especially in 1995, public debate has erupted in an attempt to come to terms with this part of national history. The protestant ethic is still so strong that discussions revolve in particular around morality and a final verdict. Opinion leaders and historians have, however, not been able to solve the issue, so that the way in which the Netherlands lost their Southeast-Asian colony continues to trouble the Dutch self-image
Aesthetics · Collective memory · Decolonization · Identity (music · Morality · National identity · Political economy · Political science · Protestantism · Public opinion · Sociology · Verdict · Asian Studies and History · History · Law · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.08 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2014 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |