This thesis elaborates the development of anti-colonial movement in the east coast of Aceh, wherein the railway network stretched, during the late colonial period (1926-1932). Each chapter in this...Show moreThis thesis elaborates the development of anti-colonial movement in the east coast of Aceh, wherein the railway network stretched, during the late colonial period (1926-1932). Each chapter in this thesis based on a separate set of sources: the annual reports 'Politiek Toestand in Aceh' from the Archive of the Ministry of the Colonies and two Malay-language publication, 'Soeara Atjeh' and 'Kareta Api'. By looking at these different sources, one could identify how the movements in Aceh resonate within a wider anti-colonial movement in Dutch East Indies.Show less