Post-colonial Immigrants and Identity Formations in the Netherlands

book: Post-colonial Immigrants and Identity Formations in the Netherlands

Open Access Published by Amsterdam University Press 2012

Post-colonial Immigrants and Identity Formations in the Netherlands

Edited by: Ulbe Bosma

In the series IMISCOE Research

https://doi.org/10.1515/9789048517312

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About this book

In this book Ulbe Bosma explores the experience of immigrants in the Netherlands over sixty years and three generations. Looking at migrants from all countries, Bosma teases out how their ethnic identities are informed by Dutch culture, and how these immigrant identities evolve over time.

“Fascinating, comprehensive, and historically grounded, this essential volume reveals how the colonial past continues to shape multicultural Dutch society. . . . It is an important counterpart to work on France, Britain, and Portugal.”—Andrea Smith, Lafayette College

Author / Editor information

Ulbe Bosma is a senior researcher at the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Table of contents Publicly Available Download PDF	5
1. Introduction Post-colonial immigrants and identity formations in the Netherlands Ulbe Bosma Open Access Download PDF	7
2. Dutch politicians, the Dutch nation and the dynamics of post-colonial citizenship Guno Jones Open Access Download PDF	27
3. Representations of post-colonial migrants in discussions on intermarriage in the Netherlands, 1945-2005 Charlotte Laarman Open Access Download PDF	49
4. Group-related or host state-related? Understanding the historical development of Surinamese organisations in Amsterdam, 1965-2000 Floris Vermeulen and Anja van Heelsum Open Access Download PDF	77
5. Post-colonial migrant festivals in the Netherlands Marga Alferink Open Access Download PDF	99
6. Closing the ‚KNIL chapter‘: A key moment in identity formation of Moluccans in the Netherlands Fridus Steijlen Open Access Download PDF	117
7. Tjalie Robinson (1911-1974): A mediator between East and West Wim Willems Open Access Download PDF	135
8. History brought home: Post-colonial migrations and the Dutch rediscovery of slavery Gert Oostindie Open Access Download PDF	155
9. Cultural memory and Indo-Dutch identity formations Pamela Pattynama Open Access Download PDF	175
10. Why is there no post-colonial debate in the Netherlands? Ulbe Bosma Open Access Download PDF	193
Collective references Open Access Download PDF	213
List of contributors Open Access Download PDF	233
Index Open Access Download PDF	235

Language: English
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 252

eBook

Published: April 15, 2013
ISBN: 9789048517312