Censorship in Colonial Indonesia, 1901-1942

Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-90-04-36254-3
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 75, 294 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 635 g

Reihe: Library of the Written Word / Library of the Written Word - The Industrial World

In Censorship in Colonial Indonesia, 1901–1942 Nobuto Yamamoto examines the institutionalization of censorship and its symbiosis with print culture in the Netherlands Indies. Born from the liberal desire to promote the well-being of the colonial population, censorship was not practiced exclusively in repressive ways but manifested in constructive policies and stimuli, among which was the cultivation of the “native press” under state patronage. Censorship in the Indies oscillated between liberal impulse and the intrinsic insecurity of a colonial state in the era of nationalism and democratic governance. It proved unpredictable in terms of outcomes, at times being co-opted by resourceful activists and journalists, and susceptible to international politics as it transformed during the Sino-Japanese war of the 1930s.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Yamamoto, Nobuto

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kolonialgeschichte, Geschichte des Imperialismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung Medienethik
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements

Glossary

Introduction

1 Liberal Winds

2 Ethical Policy and Patronage

3 The Age of Press Monitoring

4 Persdelict

5 Reactions to Persdelict

6 Press Monitoring Reconsidered

7 Persbreidel and Containment

8 The Japanese Factor

9 Persbreidel and the Chinese Factor

Conclusion

Appendix 1

Appendix 2

Bibliography

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Nobuto Yamamoto, PhD (2011, Cornell University), is Professor of Southeast Asian Studies at Keio University, Japan. He has published books and articles on Southeast Asian politics and Indonesia in both Japanese and English.