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Photography, modernity and the governed in late-colonial Indonesia /

This powerful study examines how contested notions of modernity, civilization and being governed were envisioned through photography in early twentieth-century Indonesia when a reform program known as the Ethical Policy was being implemented under the Dutch colonial regime. This is the first work to...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Protschky, Susie (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2015]
Subjects:	Photography > Indonesia > History > 20th century. Photography > Social aspects > Indonesia > History > 20th century. Indonesia > Colonial influence > History > 20th century. Indonesia > Civilization > 20th century.

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