![]() ![]() Silenced Voices is an important contribution to the literature on how Dutch society has dealt with its recent colonial history. Hers is a complicated and sometimes painful personal journey of realization, unusually mindful of the ways in which past memories and present considerations can be intermingled when we seek to understand a difficult past. (Ohio University Research in International Studies, Southeast Asia. ![]() She seeks t merely to locate and preserve family memories, but also to test them against a more disinterested historical record. 0 ratings 0 found this document useful (0 votes) 28 views. ![]() Unlike the majority of memoirs that are soaked in stalgia for tempo dulu, Hollander's sets out to come to grips with her family's past by weaving together personal records with more general, academic views of the period. Silenced Voices: Uncovering a Family's Colonial History in Indonesia (Ohio RIS Southeast Asia Series) 1st edition by Hollander, Inez (2009) Paperback Inez Hollander on . Silenced Voices Inez Hollander - Free download as PDF File (.pdf) or read online for free. For the most part such personal stories have been, if t entirely silenced, at least only whispered about in Holland, where society has remained uncomfortable with many aspects of its imperial rule. Like a number of Netherlanders in the post World War II era, Inez Hollander only gradually became aware that her family had significant connections with its Dutch colonial past, including an Indonesian great-grandmother. ![]()
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