Censorship in Colonial Indonesia, 1901-1942 (Library of the Written Word / Library of the Written Word -)

In Censorship in Colonial Indonesia, 1901-1942 Nobuto Yamamoto traces the institutionalization of print censorship in the Netherlands Indies, specifically the interplay between the emergent nationalist movement and the censoring apparatus put in place to contain it. About the Author 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. "In Censorship in Colonial Indonesia, 1901-1942 Nobuto Yamamoto examines the institutionalization of censorship and its symbiosis with print culture in the former Dutch colony. 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"-- Provided by publisher 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. Censorship in Colonial Indonesia, 1901-1942 Copyright Contents 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 Japan Factor 9 Persbreidel and the Chinese Factor Conclusion Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Bibliography Index