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Resonance of Violence: Bersiap and the Dynamics of Violence in the First Phase of the Indonesian Revolution, 1945-1946(Onafhankelijkheid, Dekolonisatie, Geweld en Oorlog in Indonesië 1945-1950)

Resonance of Violence: Bersiap and the Dynamics of Violence in the First Phase of the Indonesian Revolution, 1945-1946(Onafhankelijkheid, Dekolonisatie, Geweld en Oorlog in Indonesië 1945-1950)


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The battle cry ‘Bersiap!’ resounded in numerous cities and towns across Indonesia during the first months following the declaration of independence on August 17, 1945. Heard from all sides, this call to ‘stand by’ for the young nation’s fight for freedom marked the start of the Indonesian national revolution, heralding a period of extreme violence. These acts of violence were aimed primarily against civilians and served no military purpose. Resonance of Violence outlines the dynamics of this extreme violence in which Indonesian groups took up arms against Indo-Europeans, Moluccans, Dutch and Chinese, but also against Japanese civilians and both Japanese and British (or British Indian) soldiers. The authors expressly situate this terrifying period within the wider context of mutual Indonesian violence and the use of violence by the Japanese, British and Dutch against Indonesian citizens. Java, Sumatra, and other islands are discussed in the book, as well as the complex issue of the number of victims. Finally, they discuss the development of the term "bersiap" over the past 75 years, which grew into a key concept in the Netherlands to describe the earliest phase of the Indonesian War of Independence.

Table of Contents:
1. Introduction Prologue – The sound of violence 1. Bersiap in broader context II. Historical Background 2. Violence from above: the colonial context of violence in Indonesia 3. Rising tensions III. Confrontations 4. Power constellations 5. The Eastern archipelago: Allied dominance 6. Java and Sumatra: rival international power blocks 7. The organization of Indonesian violence 8. Estimates of casualty numbers iv. Impact 9. The significance of bersiap in the Indonesian War of Independence (1946-1949)

About the Author :
Esther Captain (1969) is a historian and senior researcher at the Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV) in Leiden. She is a member of the committee overseeing independent research into the role of the House of Orange-Nassau in Dutch colonial history and an author/editor on this research team. She is specialized in late colonial Indonesia, the Indonesian revolution, and postcolonial Netherlands in relation to the Dutch Caribbean islands, Indonesia and Suriname. Onno Sinke is a historian and researcher at the Dutch Institute for Military History (NIMH).


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9789463720892
  • Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Amsterdam University Press
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 224
  • Sub Title: Bersiap and the Dynamics of Violence in the First Phase of the Indonesian Revolution, 1945-1946
  • ISBN-10: 9463720898
  • Publisher Date: 03 Nov 2025
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: Onafhankelijkheid, Dekolonisatie, Geweld en Oorlog in Indonesië 1945-1950
  • Width: 156 mm


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