Forgotten Diplomacy: The Modern Remaking of Dutch-Chinese Relations, 1927-1950 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789004410701)

In this meticulously researched volume, Vincent Chang resurrects a near forgotten yet pivotal chapter of Dutch-Chinese ties to narrate how World War II, the civil war in China, and Indonesia's decolonization redefined and remade this age-old bilateral relationship.
Drawing on a unique range of hitherto unexplored archives, the book explains how China's nascent rise on the global scene and the Netherlands' simultaneous decline as a colonial power shaped events in Dutch-controlled Indonesia (and vice versa) and prompted a recalibration of their mutual ties, culminating in the Netherlands' recognition of the People's Republic and laying the foundations for Dutch and Chinese policies through to the present.
Offering insightful analyses of power dynamics and international law at the close of empire, this book is a critical resource for historians and China specialists as well as scholars of international relations.

Author: Vincent K. L. Chang
ISBN-10: 9004410708
ISBN-13: 9789004410701
Publisher: Brill
Language: English
Published: 11/28/2019
Pages: 564
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.05lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.40d