ISBN:
978-90-6718-264-5
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90-6718-264-8
Language:
English
Pages:
XVI, 355 Seiten
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Illustrationen
Series Statement:
Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde 234
Uniform Title:
Een _indische liefde
Keywords:
Indonesien Reisebericht
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Geschichte
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Kolonialgeschichte
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Kolonie, holländisch
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Niederlande
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Veth, Pieter Johannes [Leben und Werk]
Abstract:
Anyone who is not astonished at Professor Veth's knowledge knows nothing about knowledge.' Thus spoke 'Multatuli', one of the most important anti-colonial writers ( Max Havelaar) of modern Dutch history.P.J. Veth was the man who discovered 'Multatuli', and he himself was a remarkable pamphleteer. With his great knowledge of the 'Dutch-Indies', Veth played an influential role in shaping the Dutch 'identity'; without the Dutch-Indies, the 19th-century Netherlands would be unthinkable.Paul van der Velde describes the turbulent life of Veth, and his passion to get the 'Dutch-Indies' accepted as an adult partner. He was the scourge of the conservative Netherlands, and his role in the literary and political circles of his time was quite remarkable. He was one of the most eminent Dutch scholars with an international reputation. A Life-long Passion gives a vivid insight into the life of this exceptional 19th century man. (Verlagsangaben)
Description / Table of Contents:
Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter I 'Dutchmen of an especially fine and true alloy'. Boyhood in Dordrecht, 1814-1832 -- Chapter II 'A Sinner such as yourself, worthy Veth, is doubly to be loved'. Student Life in Leiden, 1832-1838 -- Chapter III 'Gifted man of wide learning'. KMA and Franeker Athenaeum, 1838-1842 -- Chapter IV The new era and the East Indies. The liberal revolution, 1842-1848 -- Chapter V Opposition to the colonial system. Conflict between conservatives and liberals, 1848-1864 -- Chapter VI Between Leiden and the Hague Leads the road to the East Indies. Scholarship and politics entwined, 1864-1873 -- Chapter VII From emporium to empire. Chipping away at the Policy of abstention, 1873-1878 -- Chapter VIII The empire of their dreams. Coen's spirit and the call of kinship, 1878-1884 -- Chapter IX Veth Lost…Retirement in Arnhem, the 'little Hague of the eastern Netherlands', 1884-1895 -- Chapter X Epilogue -- List of abbreviations and a note on spelling -- List of sources consulted and literature-- Index
Note:
Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 295-344
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Doctorate dissertation, University of Leiden, 2000 unter dem Titel Een indische liefde
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