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The Resource Camp life is paradise for Freddy : a childhood in the Dutch East Indies, 1933-1946, Fred Lanzing ; translated by Marjolijn de Jager ; introduction by William H. Frederick

Camp life is paradise for Freddy : a childhood in the Dutch East Indies, 1933-1946, Fred Lanzing ; translated by Marjolijn de Jager ; introduction by William H. Frederick

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"Children see and hear what is there; adults see and hear what they are expected to and mainly remember what they think they ought to remember," David Lowenthal wrote in The Past Is a Foreign Country. It is on this fraught foundation that Fred Lanzing builds this memoir of his childhood in a Japanese internment camp for Dutch colonialists in the East Indies during the World War II. When published in the Netherlands in 2007, the book triggered controversy, if not vitriol, for Lanzing's assertion that his time in the camp was not the compendium of horrors commonly associated with the Dutch internment experience. Despite the angry reception, Lanzing's account corresponds more closely with the scant historical record than do most camp memoirs. In this way, Lanzing's work is a substantial addition to ongoing discussions of the politics of memory and the powerful--if contentious--contributions that subjective accounts make to historiography and to the legacies of the past. Lanzing relates an aspect of the war in the Pacific seldom discussed outside the Netherlands and, by focusing on the experiences of ordinary people, expands our understanding of World War II in general. His compact, beautifully detailed account will be accessible to undergraduate students and a general readership and, together with the introduction by William H. Frederick, is a significant contribution to literature on World War II, the Dutch colonial experience, the history of childhood, and Southeast Asian history"--
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  • eng
  • dut
  • eng
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Publication
Extent
1 online resource (xxiv, 128 pages)
Note
Translated from the Dutch
Contents
  • The Dutch East Indies
  • Surabaya
  • Buitenzorg
  • Batavia
  • Batavia, open city
  • Kramat
  • Cideng
  • Tangerang
  • Cimahi
  • Bandung
  • Jakarta
  • Adek
  • The 10th Battalion
  • Tanjung Priok
  • Rite of passage
  • Holland
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9780896804968
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Camp life is paradise for Freddy : a childhood in the Dutch East Indies, 1933-1946
Title
Camp life is paradise for Freddy
Title remainder
a childhood in the Dutch East Indies, 1933-1946
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Fred Lanzing ; translated by Marjolijn de Jager ; introduction by William H. Frederick
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Language
  • eng
  • dut
  • eng
Summary
"Children see and hear what is there; adults see and hear what they are expected to and mainly remember what they think they ought to remember," David Lowenthal wrote in The Past Is a Foreign Country. It is on this fraught foundation that Fred Lanzing builds this memoir of his childhood in a Japanese internment camp for Dutch colonialists in the East Indies during the World War II. When published in the Netherlands in 2007, the book triggered controversy, if not vitriol, for Lanzing's assertion that his time in the camp was not the compendium of horrors commonly associated with the Dutch internment experience. Despite the angry reception, Lanzing's account corresponds more closely with the scant historical record than do most camp memoirs. In this way, Lanzing's work is a substantial addition to ongoing discussions of the politics of memory and the powerful--if contentious--contributions that subjective accounts make to historiography and to the legacies of the past. Lanzing relates an aspect of the war in the Pacific seldom discussed outside the Netherlands and, by focusing on the experiences of ordinary people, expands our understanding of World War II in general. His compact, beautifully detailed account will be accessible to undergraduate students and a general readership and, together with the introduction by William H. Frederick, is a significant contribution to literature on World War II, the Dutch colonial experience, the history of childhood, and Southeast Asian history"--
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1933-
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Lanzing, Fred
Dewey number
940.53/17598092
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Language note
Text translated from Dutch to English
LC call number
D805.I55
LC item number
L3613 2017eb
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
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  • De Jager, Marjolijn
  • Frederick, William H.
Series statement
Ohio University research in international studies. Southeast Asia series
Series volume
number 131
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  • Lanzing, Fred
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • Dutch
  • HISTORY
  • Concentration camps
  • Dutch
  • Indonesia
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Camp life is paradise for Freddy : a childhood in the Dutch East Indies, 1933-1946, Fred Lanzing ; translated by Marjolijn de Jager ; introduction by William H. Frederick
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Note
Translated from the Dutch
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unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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online resource
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rdacarrier
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multicolored
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text
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  • txt
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rdacontent
Contents
The Dutch East Indies -- Surabaya -- Buitenzorg -- Batavia -- Batavia, open city -- Kramat -- Cideng -- Tangerang -- Cimahi -- Bandung -- Jakarta -- Adek -- The 10th Battalion -- Tanjung Priok -- Rite of passage -- Holland
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974712107
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unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xxiv, 128 pages)
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unknown
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online
Isbn
9780896804968
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unknown
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computer
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rdamedia
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  • c
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4816641
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not applicable
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unknown
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unknown sound
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remote
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(OCoLC)974712107
Label
Camp life is paradise for Freddy : a childhood in the Dutch East Indies, 1933-1946, Fred Lanzing ; translated by Marjolijn de Jager ; introduction by William H. Frederick
Publication
Copyright
Note
Translated from the Dutch
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The Dutch East Indies -- Surabaya -- Buitenzorg -- Batavia -- Batavia, open city -- Kramat -- Cideng -- Tangerang -- Cimahi -- Bandung -- Jakarta -- Adek -- The 10th Battalion -- Tanjung Priok -- Rite of passage -- Holland
Control code
974712107
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xxiv, 128 pages)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780896804968
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
4816641
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)974712107

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