Postcolonial memory in the Netherlands : meaningful voices, meaningful silences /

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This book is about postcolonial memory in the Netherlands. This term refers to conflicts in contemporary society about how the colonial past should be remembered. The question is often: who has the right or ability to tell their stories and who do not? In other words: who has a voice, and who is sil...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Engelenhoven, Gerlov van (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2022.
Series:Heritage and memory studies ; 19.
Subjects:
Postcolonialism > Netherlands.
Collective memory > Netherlands.
Postcolonialisme > Pays-Bas.
Mémoire collective > Pays-Bas.
Asian history.
National liberation and independence, post-colonialism.
HISTORY / Europe / Western.
Collective memory
Postcolonialism
Society and culture: general.
National liberation and independence.
Netherlands
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1 Two cases of Moluccan identity articulation
  • 2 The case of the train hijackings
  • 3 The case of Jan Pieterszoon Coen's statue
  • 4 The case of De Grauwe Eeuw
  • Conclusion
  • Epilogue
  • Index

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