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Large-format hardcover volume, measuring approximately 9" x 11.5", is new, still in shrinkwrap. 207 pages.""On October 1, 1962, the Netherlands transferred the western part of New Guinea to the United Nations. Seven months later, on May 1, 1963, the peoples' organization in turn transferred authority over the area to Indonesia. The Netherlands was its last colonial bastion in "The East" and the Papuans have lost their hope for their own nation. This was preceded by a long political conflict between the Netherlands and Indonesia. It was a conflict that became increasingly violent around 1960 and that almost resulted in a full-scale war in 1962."Farewell from New Guinea: The Dutch-Indonesian Conflict, 1950-1962" focuses on the Dutch protagonists of this colonial drama. After an extensive presentation and analysis of all political developments and the reactions to them in parliament and the press, the military events in and around Dutch New Guinea are discussed in detail. The description of the… Ler mais
