Nationalists, soldiers, and separatists : : the Ambonese islands from colonialism to revolt, 1880-1950 /

Nationalists, soldiers, and separatists : : the Ambonese islands from colonialism to revolt, 1880-1950 / / Richard Chauvel.

On 25 April 1950 the Republic of the South Moluccas was proclaimed in Ambon Town. Not until December, after a breakdown in negotiations and a protracted battle, did the Indonesian army take control of Ambon Island. In remote parts of inhospitable Ceram, RMS remnants held out until 1962. This book ex...

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Superior document:Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde ; 143
:
Chauvel, Richard.
Place / Publishing House:Leiden : : KITLV Press,, 2008.
c1990.
Year of Publication:2008
Edition:2nd ed.
Language:English
Series:Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde 143.
Physical Description:1 online resource (448 p.)
Notes:Reprint. originally published in 1990.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Chapter I: Ambonese society and history
  • Chapter II: Education and the creation of Christian emigre communities
  • Chapter III: From reluctance to dependence: the creation of a military 'caste' and tradition in Ambonese society
  • Chapter IV: Ambon and the Indonesian nationalist movement
  • Chapter V: Nationalists and raja
  • Chapter VI: Patty in Ambon
  • Chapter VII: Latuharhary and the Sarekat Ambon revival
  • Chapter VIII: Ambon in the 1930's
  • Chapter IX: Ambon under the Japanese
  • Chapter X: The Ambonese and the proclamation of Indonesian independence
  • Chapter XI: A loyal or a nationalist Ambon?
  • Chapter XII: The South Moluccas: inside or outside Negara Indonesia Timoer
  • Chapter XIII: The dynamics of local politics
  • Chapter XIV: The second DMS elections: PIM wins in Ambon, the PTB 'wins' in Holland
  • Chapter XV: The pemuda, soldiers and independence
  • Chapter XVI: NIT and the transfer of sovereignty
  • Chapter XVII: Soekawati, Soumokil and the Republic of East Indonesia
  • Chapter XVIII: 'Bikin dulu, baru pikir': the proclamation of the RMS
  • Chapter XIX: Ambon under the RMS
  • Chapter XX: Conclusion
  • Appendix
  • Glossary of Indonesian, Ambonese and Dutch words AND ABBREVIATIONS
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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