IN both Africa and Asia the twentieth century has presented the colonizing nations with new and difficult problems of administration. Black and brown races alike are beginning to feel conscious of ...

THE German invasion of Holland and the flight of Queen Wilhelmina's Government have thrown the Dutch East Indies largely on their own devices. Indeed, as these lines are written there are indications ...

After Egypt made Africa’s maiden appearance in 1934, the FIFA World Cup was starting to live up to its name – four of the globe’s continents had now been represented at a finals. Oceania wouldn’t make ...

Hans Pols received funding from the Australian Research Council to conduct research on the history of medicine in the Dutch East Indies and Indonesia. Historians of medicine investigate discoveries ...

VICTORVILLE — A steady stream of tears flowed down the face of Olly Maugenest as she laid eyes on medals and certificates from the Dutch Minister of Defense for her late husband's service during and ...

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The repatriation will include the “Lombok treasure,” a collection of 335 gold and silver items plundered by Dutch troops from the Indonesian island in 1894. Prime Minister Mark Rutte's apology ...