Ethnic 'Ferociousness' in Colonial Wars
Moluccans in the Dutch Army in Indonesia, 1945-1949
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2868656 |
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| Authors | Gert Oostindie (0000-0002-4499-9878, Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies), Fridus Steijlen (Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 177 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 491-523 |
| Publication date | 2021-11-05 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bijdragen tot de taal- land- en volkenkunde / Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences of Southeast Asia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0006-2294 • E-ISSN: 2213-4379 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/22134379-bja10032 |
| OpenAlex | W3211736899 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
This article explores the myths and evidence surrounding extreme violence and the framing of 'ethnic soldiers' as loyal and indispensable Moluccan soldiers in the Dutch army in the Indonesian War of Independence, 1945-1949. In this article, we first interrogate the origins of this framing in the Dutch-Indonesian case and the type of sources underlying this perspective. Next, we present the results of our research, which combines a study of Dutch veterans' ego documents and oral-history projects. Based on this analysis, we reconsider both the framing and the evidence, after which we conclude with some comparative observations on 'ethnic soldiers' and the sources and perspectives underlying the ambivalent, but increasingly critical, framing of these men. Our methodology includes the use of digital-humanities techniques
Ambivalence · Colonialism · Ethnic group · Ethnic violence · Framing (construction · Indonesian · Media studies · Mythology · Political science · Sociology · Anthropology · Asian Studies and History · Gender Studies · History · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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