Divided Memories of World War II in the Netherlands and the Dutch East Indies Sukarno and Anne Frank as Icons of Dutch Historical Imagination

With a bit of hyperbole, one could argue that during the past fifty years, the memory of Anne Frank has served not only as an icon in World War II memories in the Netherlands but also as a foil for lingering questions about the varying degrees of Nazi collaboration among a sizable proportion of the...

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Published inConfronting Memories of World War II p. 105
Main Author FRANCES GOUDA
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published University of Washington Press 02.03.2014
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Summary:With a bit of hyperbole, one could argue that during the past fifty years, the memory of Anne Frank has served not only as an icon in World War II memories in the Netherlands but also as a foil for lingering questions about the varying degrees of Nazi collaboration among a sizable proportion of the Dutch population during the German occupation in 1940–45.¹ It is equally plausible to assert that memorial practices in the Netherlands with regard to World War II in Southeast Asia have singled out Sukarno as symbol of Indonesian Nationalists’ collaboration with the Japanese enemy in
ISBN:9780295993454
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