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Title

A lifelong passion : P.J. Veth (1814-1895) and the Dutch East Indies / Paul van der Velde ; translated from the Dutch by Beverley Jackson.

Author

Velde, Paul van der

Publication

Leiden : KITLV Press, 2006.

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Description

xvi, 355 p. : ill., 1 map; 24 cm.

Summary

"P. J. Veth discovered Multatuli, and he himself was also a remarkable pamphleteer. With his great knowledge of the Dutch Indies - although he never went there himself - Veth played an influential role in the shaping of Dutch identity, of which the vast Asian colony was an inseparable part. His numerous publications on a wide range of subjects attest to his knowledge and industriousness." "Paul van der Velde describes Veth's turbulent life and his passionate desire to have the Dutch Indies accepted by the Netherlands as an 'adult' partner. Veth was the scourge of conservatives in the Netherlands, and, as one of the most eminent and internationally reputed Dutch scholars, played quite a remarkable role in the literary and political circles of his time. A Lifelong Passion gives insight into the life of this exceptional nineteenth-century man."--BOOK JACKET.

Series Statement

Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde ; 234

Uniform Title

• Indische liefde. English
• Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde 234.

Alternative Title

Indische liefde.

Subject

• Veth, Pieter Johannes, 1814-1895
• 1798-1942
• Geschichte
• Indonesia > History > 1798-1942
• Netherlands > Colonies > Asia

Genre/Form

History

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-344) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Between enlightenment and romanticism -- The path to public life -- The Dutch East Indies--on paper -- A greater Netherlands -- Veth's line.

ISBN

9067182648 (pbk.)

OCLC

• 70174391
• SCSB-12933067

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library