The colonial state of mind : Postcolonial relation between the Netherlands and Indonesia, Nijmegen and Surabaya
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2012-06
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This
bachelor
thesis
deals
with
the
question
which
influences
historical
and
geographical
characteristics
in
Nijmegen
and
Surabaya
have
on
how
respectively
people
from
Nijmegen
and
Surabaya
look
back
and
interpret
the
colonial
time
in
defining
their
view
on
the
current
relation
between
the
Netherlands
and
Indonesia.
In
both
my
own
experience
in
Indonesia
as
for
the
upcoming
media
attention
lately
it
is
noticeable
that
the
relationship
between
the
Netherlands
and
Indonesia,
regarding
the
Dutch
colonial
period
in
retrospect,
is
getting
interesting.
After
a
long
period
of
Dutch
occupation
in
Indonesia
till
approximately
1949,
present
collaboration
between
both
nations
intensified
over
the
last
few
years.
Leaving
question
marks
regarding
their
relationship
during
the
period
of
the
so-‐called
‘decolonisation’
from
1949
till
2012.
This
interesting
development
raises
certain
questions
and
arouses
curiosity,
on
personal
level,
about
the
mind
set
from
the
present
towards
the
Dutch
colonial
time.
From
both
the
Dutch
and
the
Indonesian
perspective
it
is
a
fascinating
issue.
In
regard
of
the
colonial
time
you
will
find
certain
geographical
characteristics
with
historical
relevance
in
both
cities,
focusing
on
Nijmegen
in
the
Netherlands
and
Surabaya
in
Indonesia.
In
writing
this
thesis
I
want
to
find
out
what
the
Indonesians
and
the
Dutch
think
of
each
other
in
the
context
of
the
Dutch
colonial
time.
Interesting
is
the
question
how
these
people
interpret
their
history
on
this
matter
and
how
physical
geographical
objects
with
historical
relevance
in
the
direct
environment,
as
for
example
architecture,
influence
their
mind
set.
These
current
developments
make
the
discussion
of
a
present
colonial
relationship
very
urgent
in
both
social
and
scientific
interest.
Dutch
colonial
influences
still
could
have
visible
present
characteristics
that
refer
to
the
colonial
history
between
both
countries.
This
raises
the
question
if
there
is
still
any
colonial
thought
and
influence
recognizable?
In
this
respect
I
studied
whether
certain
geographical
characteristics
have
influence
on
how
the
Indonesian
people
look
back
and
interpret
the
colonial
time
and
thus
their
current
view
and
opinion
about
the
Dutch,
and
vice
versa.
The
goal
of
this
research
is
to
develop
theories
and
insights
on
how
citizens
from
Nijmegen
and
Surabaya,
in
presence
of
historical
and
geographical
characteristics,
look
back
on
the
colonial
time
by
defining
their
view
on
the
current
relation
between
the
Indonesians
and
the
Dutch.
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