Pattern Administative Reforms Closing Years by Benda Harry (1 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Stapled, blue printed wraps; 1st thus, pp. pp.589-604 page, w/a few very lite marginal pencil marks .a a seminal essay fromthe Journal of Asia Studies, August, 1966 & that points out the Key aspects of the essay :The Illusion of Continuity: Benda argues that while the closing decades of Dutch rule were seemingly dominated by constant themes of administrative reform, this continuity masked profound ideological shifts and disruptions.The Beamtenstaat: The article highlights how the colony functioned primarily as a Beamtenstaat—a bureaucratic state heavily dominated by civil servants and administrative apparatuses rather than democratic institutions.Nationalism and Dismissal: It examines how Dutch colonial authorities viewed Indonesian nationalism as weak and ultimately dismissed or treated nationalist demands with indifference, while continuing to hold rigid beliefs in their own civilizing mission and colonial superiority.…