The Lion and the Gadfly : : Dutch Colonialism and the Spirit of E. F. E. Douwes Dekker.

• Superior document: Verhandelingen Van Het Koninklijk Instituut Voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde Series ; v.228
• Author: van der Veur, Paul.
• Place / Publishing House: Boston : : BRILL,, 2006.; ©2006.
• Year of Publication: 2006
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Verhandelingen Van Het Koninklijk Instituut Voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (888 pages)

This political biography reveals the turbulent life of Ernest François Eugène Douwes Dekker, son of a Dutch father and a German-Javanese mother, born on Java in 1879.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments and appreciation -- Usage of words, spelling, and style -- List of maps -- Introduction -- I Family background of Ernest François Eugène Douwes Dekker -- II A hero in the making? The Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902 -- The role played by Ernest Douwes Dekker -- Prisoner-of-war camp, 1900-1902 -- Atitudes toward Boer and British -- Comments about the inhabitants of South Asia and East Africa -- Patriotic pride in Queen and Fatherland -- 70 jaar konsekwent and the Boer War period -- III Wives and children -- Clara Charlote Deie (1885-1968) -- A. Wassington -- Johanna Petronella Mossel (1904-1982) -- Nelly Alberta Kruymel (1915- ) -- Concluding comments -- IV In search of a mission, 1903-1911 -- Douwes Dekker and the particuliere landerien -- Toward the development of a political ideology -- Anti-Europeanism as a national force -- Christianity and the Bible as a revolutionary tool -- The creation of the new Indo -- V Toward the implementation of ideals -- Precursors -- The Indische Bond -- Insulinde -- Insulinde and the Indische Bond: to merge or not to merge -- VI The rise and fall of the Indische Parti -- The Bulletin van den Bond van Geneesheeren in Nederlandsch-Indië -- The propaganda tours of the Indische Parti's delegation -- The 'Constitutional Gathering' of the Indische Parti -- Members and membership of the Indische Parti -- Ethnic composition of the Indische Parti -- The 'pure' Dutch -- The Chinese -- The Indonesians -- The Indos -- The tightening of the noose -- VII Tilting at windmills? -- DD's struggle continues while haunted by the ghost of Don Quixote (March 14-August 11, 1913) -- An aborted study tour to the Philippines and a hurried visit to the Netherlands -- Innocent acts or dangerous plots? -- Concluding comments -- VIII Living in a cold and distant land.

Critical comments about naval maters and the projected Colonial Council -- The discussion in the Second Chamber about the Indische Parti and the exiles -- Was clemency warranted in light of a changed mental outlook? -- Research and publications -- Correspondence with party loyalists in the Indies -- Efforts toward 'clemency' continue -- IX Sinking into an abyss of despair, 1914-1918 -- Meetings with Indian revolutionaries and involvement with the Berlin Indian Commitee and its consequences -- Sleek Annie Larsen's game of hide-and-seek with the old Maverick -- Literary outpourings in detention -- The Hindu conspiracy trial in San Francisco -- The possibility of Douwes Dekker's return -- X Return to a different land, 1918-1922 -- The political scene in 1913-1918 -- On the campaign trail under the banner of nationalism -- The Eighth Indiërs Congress -- The Sarekat Islam congress -- The ups and downs of Insulinde's Surakarta branch -- DD and the aftermath of the Polanhardjo affair -- New charges and another court case -- DD's continued presence, although mostly behind the scenes -- XI Research and writing -- Pinpricks and dagger thrusts -- Toward more scholarly endeavors -- XII New careers From raising chickens and dogs to educating the young -- The breeding and training of German shepherd dogs -- A hesitant entry into the field of education -- XIII DD and the Ksatrian Institute, 1930-1941 -- Growth and expansion of the Institute's elementary school -- Establishment of schools of business, journalism, and education -- Availability of Ksatrian Institute materials -- Category I. Materials for publicity and teachers' use -- Category II. Materials for classroom texts -- The other side of the coin -- The publication of DD's East Asia textbook and its repercussions -- XIV The calm before the storm, 1937-1940.

Economic conditions and the growing Japanese threat -- The rise and demise of Fascist movements -- The debate about the Soetardjo petition -- DD's life during a short period of tranquility -- Lured by an atractive offer, DD dropped his guard and (briefly) had a wonderful time -- XV Hell in a very small place, 1941-1946 -- The internment camp at the Joden Savanne -- How did DD manage to survive? -- A. Aphorisms, epigrams, and metaphors -- B. Poems -- C. Writings on religion -- XVI The taste of national freedom, 1942-1950 -- The Indo in the eye of the storm, March 1942-August 1945 -- The Indo caught in the midst of revolution, August 1945-December 1946 -- The Indo as 'new citizen' of the Republic of Indonesia -- DD back in the ring or merely siting in the distinguished visitor's box? February 1947-December 1948 -- DD in action, 1947-1948 -- From disaster to victory -- Epilogue -- Glossary -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Bibliography -- Archival sources -- Key journals and newspapers -- General literature -- Douwes Dekker (DD) materials -- Published materials -- Books, pamphlets, and journal articles (100-318) -- Newspaper articles (400-657) -- Unpublished materials -- General (700-728) -- Instructional (750-790) -- Correspondence from, to, or concerning DD (800-952) -- Index of geographical names -- Index of personal names -- Index of subjects.