TY - JOUR
T1 - The 'spirit of berrington house'
T2 - the future of Indonesia in wartime Australia, 1943-1945
AU - Brawley, Sean
PY - 2012/7
Y1 - 2012/7
N2 - During the Pacific War prominent 'neo-ethicals' H.J. van Mook, Ch.O. van der Plas and F.D. Holleman established a civil service school in Melbourne, Australia, to train a new generation of Indies administrators who would realise their vision for a post-war Indonesia. Reflecting the ambitions of this post-war future, the school's students would be both Dutch and Indonesian. This study explores the neglected Bestuursschool at Berrington House as a first step in wartime efforts to realise a neo-ethical future for Indonesia. A focus of the study is the experience of two of the school's students; the Ambonese war heroes Julius Tahija and Samuel Jacob. The neo-ethical future for Indonesia would not be realised. The 'Spirit of Berrington House' could not successfully negotiate the changes to Indonesian society brought on by the Pacific War.
AB - During the Pacific War prominent 'neo-ethicals' H.J. van Mook, Ch.O. van der Plas and F.D. Holleman established a civil service school in Melbourne, Australia, to train a new generation of Indies administrators who would realise their vision for a post-war Indonesia. Reflecting the ambitions of this post-war future, the school's students would be both Dutch and Indonesian. This study explores the neglected Bestuursschool at Berrington House as a first step in wartime efforts to realise a neo-ethical future for Indonesia. A focus of the study is the experience of two of the school's students; the Ambonese war heroes Julius Tahija and Samuel Jacob. The neo-ethical future for Indonesia would not be realised. The 'Spirit of Berrington House' could not successfully negotiate the changes to Indonesian society brought on by the Pacific War.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84861983264&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/13639811.2012.683669
DO - 10.1080/13639811.2012.683669
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84861983264
VL - 40
SP - 175
EP - 192
JO - Indonesia and the Malay World
JF - Indonesia and the Malay World
SN - 1363-9811
IS - 117
ER -