{"product_id":"the-defining-years-of-the-jan-a-krancher-9780786417070","title":"The Defining Years of the Dutch East Indies, 1942-1949: Survivors' Accounts of Japanese Invasion and Enslavement of Europeans and the Revolution That","description":"\u003cp\u003e Following their invasion of Java on March 1, 1942, the Japanese began a process of Japanization of the archipelago, banning every remnant of Dutch rule. Over the next three years, more than 100,000 Dutch citizens were shipped to Japanese internment camps and more than four million \u003ci\u003eromushas\u003c\/i\u003e, forced Indonesian laborers, were enlisted in the Japanese war effort.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Japanese occupation stimulated the development of Indonesian independence movements. Headed by Sukarno, a longtime admirer of Japan, nationalist forces declared their independence on August 17, 1945. For Dutch citizens, Dutch-Indonesians or \"Indos,\" and pro-Dutch Indonesians, Sukarno's declaration marked the beginning of a new wave of terror. These powerful and often poignant stories from survivors of the Japanese occupation and subsequent turmoil surrounding Indonesian independence provide one with a vivid portrait of the hardships faced during the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jan A. Krancher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786417072\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786417070\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/04\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 5.70w x 0.73d","brand":"Jan A. Krancher","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926033334527,"sku":"9780786417070","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_dbc5c955-3826-4870-96f7-014a16933643.jpg?v=1681080808","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-defining-years-of-the-jan-a-krancher-9780786417070","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}