Between 1943-65, James Puthucheary was caught up in a regional wave of anti-colonial politics. In 1943 he would join Subhas Chandra Bose's Indian National Army before returning to Malaya in 1948...Show moreBetween 1943-65, James Puthucheary was caught up in a regional wave of anti-colonial politics. In 1943 he would join Subhas Chandra Bose's Indian National Army before returning to Malaya in 1948 where he became involved in the Anti-British League, the University Socialist Club and the founding of the People's Action Party. He was detained for a second time between 1956-59 and after his release went on to work within the PAP government on issues of economic development, before leaving politics to turn to the study of Law. After his banishment from Singapore in 1963, he went on to support Malaysia through the Malaysian Afro-Asian Peoples’ Solidarity Organisation. Puthucheary was an anti-colonialist, a socialist, a trade unionist, an economist, an intellectual and a figure who was linked to global anti-colonial networks. Drawing upon a greater focus on global networks of decolonisation and the intellectual history of decolonisation, this thesis uses Puthucheary's political and intellectual trajectory as a lens through which to highlight the more complex ways in which anti-colonialism was being thought out in Malaya. In particular it highlights Puthucheary, and others around him, at the intersection of the rise of Afro-Asianism and of debates on the national question in Malaya which drew upon broader communist and socialist thought. Here questions of decolonisation intersected with questions of class, communalism and economic development. This thesis goes on to highlight how debates on the national question came to shape engagement with Afro-Asian networks.Show less
Deze scriptie onderzoekt hoe de Suezcrisis Nassers positie als leider binnen de dekoloniserende wereld beïnvloedde. Dat is een interessante vraag, omdat de Suezcrisis meestal vanuit het perspectief...Show moreDeze scriptie onderzoekt hoe de Suezcrisis Nassers positie als leider binnen de dekoloniserende wereld beïnvloedde. Dat is een interessante vraag, omdat de Suezcrisis meestal vanuit het perspectief van de grootmachten of in lokale context wordt geanalyseerd. De Suezcrisis viel samen met de eerste dekolonisatiegolf, maar de wisselwerking tussen de twee wordt zelden onderzocht. Door naar Nassers rol (en inmenging) in de dekoloniserende wereld te kijken voor en na de crisis, heeft het verhaal een logische opbouw en structuur.Show less
This thesis is about power relations behind the development of historically themed videogames set in the Global South. The thesis has taken into account games released in the Western World as well...Show moreThis thesis is about power relations behind the development of historically themed videogames set in the Global South. The thesis has taken into account games released in the Western World as well as in the Global South between 2000 and 2020. The main argument is that historically themed videogames set and developed in the Global South do not have the power to add to, differ from or change the representations made about their countries in the Western World.Show less
Dit eindwerkstuk toetst de these van Lorentz Luthi's boek The Sino-Soviet Split aan de hand van 30 Chinese propagandaposters. De these van Luthi is terug te zien in de propaganda en de propagande...Show moreDit eindwerkstuk toetst de these van Lorentz Luthi's boek The Sino-Soviet Split aan de hand van 30 Chinese propagandaposters. De these van Luthi is terug te zien in de propaganda en de propagande geeft nuance over verschillende gebeurtenissen in de Sino-Soviet Split zoals ze volgens Luthi een rol hebben gespeeld.Show less
The primary aim of this thesis is to research the tension between the presentation of the intentions of the Chinese government, and the perception of the West of the Chinese government’s intentions...Show moreThe primary aim of this thesis is to research the tension between the presentation of the intentions of the Chinese government, and the perception of the West of the Chinese government’s intentions, concerning the Maritime Silk Road initiative (MSR) in the Indian Ocean. In order to provide an answer to the main research question, the researcher has analyzed historical primary sources from both the Chinese and the Western perspective and has conducted an interview with Maritime Silk Road expert Frans-Paul van der Putten. The analysis of these sources indicates that there is growing tension between the presentation of the intentions of the Chinese government concerning MSR in the Indian Ocean and the Western perception of those intentions. From China’s perspective, the Chinese government presents its intentions concerning MSR as economically motivated, the goal being to create shared prosperity and connections by win-win cooperation with other countries. From the Western perspective, the perception is that the Chinese government has not only economic but also geopolitical intentions with its MSR-initiative. The conclusion is that this discrepancy will exacerbate tensions between China and the West and, eventually, may result in a confrontation.Show less
Deze scriptie verdiept de kennis van de Nederlandse bijdrage aan de Conferentie van Berlijn door te duiken in de correspondentie van de Nederlandse vertegenwoordiging ter plaatse. Op basis van de...Show moreDeze scriptie verdiept de kennis van de Nederlandse bijdrage aan de Conferentie van Berlijn door te duiken in de correspondentie van de Nederlandse vertegenwoordiging ter plaatse. Op basis van de onderhandelingsdynamiek beschreven in deze diplomatieke brieven worden de zorgen van Den Haag rondom de Nederlandse koloniale bezittingen toegelicht.Show less
This thesis explores the relationship between the Khojas, the Aga Khan and the British on the island of Zanzibar during the period 1899-1912 on the basis of a dispute between the Isma'ili Khoja...Show moreThis thesis explores the relationship between the Khojas, the Aga Khan and the British on the island of Zanzibar during the period 1899-1912 on the basis of a dispute between the Isma'ili Khoja community and the British authorities on the island regarding the Mnazi Moja grounds. This micro-history demonstrates the dual position of the Aga Khan as a religious leader as well as a British political informant.Show less
In de historiografie zijn er al heel wat boeken vol geschreven over de zogenoemde 'ethische politiek' die men vaak rond 1900 situeert. Er is echter nog nooit diepgravend onderzoek gedaan naar de...Show moreIn de historiografie zijn er al heel wat boeken vol geschreven over de zogenoemde 'ethische politiek' die men vaak rond 1900 situeert. Er is echter nog nooit diepgravend onderzoek gedaan naar de ideeëngeschiedenis achter deze ethische politiek. In deze scriptie wordt aan de hand van de geschriften van drie belangrijke Leidse Indologen onderzocht in hoeverre de ideeën van de ethische politiek al in hun denken aanwezig was en onder invloed van welke factoren deze ideeën ontstonden. De conclusie luidt dat met name het 19e eeuwse liberalisme en het (sociaal-) Darwinisme twee belangrijke elementen zijn geweest in het ontstaan van de ideeën van de ethische politiek en dat deze ideeën al bij de onderzochte Indologen aanwezig waren.Show less
This thesis tackles the position taken by the jewish Board of Deputies in South Africa vis-a-vis apartheid. Using the theoretical framework developed by Peter Medding this thesis seeks to position...Show moreThis thesis tackles the position taken by the jewish Board of Deputies in South Africa vis-a-vis apartheid. Using the theoretical framework developed by Peter Medding this thesis seeks to position,contextualise and understand the SAJBD actions.Show less
