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[Bedum]], [Profiel, [2009]. 272 pp. Col. & b./w. ills. Orig. hardcover (pictorial boards). Folio. - Small owner's stamp on first free endpaper.An important historical work and the most detailed reference work on the underexposed, violent period immediately following the Japanese surrender. The book fills a crucial gap in the historiography of the Dutch East Indies. While the Japanese occupation (1942-1945) is extensively documented, there was long less attention paid to the "Bersiap" (1945-1947), the chaotic and violent post-war period during which many Dutch East Indies citizens were re-imprisoned. The work functions as an atlas, mapping the locations, the nature of the camps, and the events within them, often based on testimonies and archival research. It is an essential follow-up to the Illustrated Atlas of "Geïllustreerde Atlas van de Japanse kampen in Nederlands-Indië 1942-1945" and provides insight into what happened to the released camp inmates immediately after liberation. - Text in Dutch, with short summaries in Dutch, English and Indonesian.