at odds with the events of the prolonged Indonesian independence struggle and Van Mook's decision to order a politionele actie. According to the author the two main themes of the book are the concept of colonial 'good governance' (goed bestuur) and personal tragedy. The first exemplified by Van Mook's ideas, book and article publications and tireless administrative
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