ID: 067

Author: Hoogerwerf, Evert-Jan

Title: Persgeschiedenis van Indonesie tot 1942: geannoteerde bibliografie. Leiden, KITLV, 1990. xv, 249p., 24cm. Series: Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde Working papers, no. 3. ISBN 906718022X.

Coverage: History of journalism and the press in the Dutch East Indies until 1942. Covers the people involved, relevant legislation, history of specific newspapers, magazines and the indigenous press. Includes material to be found both in Holland and Indonesia.

No. of items: 599.

Structure: In Dutch. Arranged by subjects or periods into the following categories: General, to 1856, 1856-1900, 1900-1942, non-European press, other relevant literature. Then sub-arranged chronologically within each period. Each section consists of a valuable introductory essay describing historical events and leading personalities of the period. Each entry has its own annotation, usually with location and call number. There is a list of library locations and a person/subject index

Evaluation: Very thorough and detailed work, which, as the author intends, should inspire further research on the subject.

Location: NLA YY 079.598 H779