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Account of the life of Jeanne van Diejen-Roemen, who lived in the Maluku Islands of Indonesia for almost 40 years.
Presented as a first-hand account by the subject and based on her memoirs. Relates the hardships of remote jungles, the horrors of two world wars including an internment by the Japanese, and the political upheavals that preceded the birth of the Republic of Indonesia.
During her difficult life she distinguished herself as a planter, army nurse, midwife, gardener and social worker. Author was born in Java and met van Diejen-Roemen when interned.
Meeting her again in 1974 in the Netherlands he persuaded her to publish her memoirs.
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| Preface | p. 1 |
| Before World War II | |
| The Wedding - Vesuvius Bay, 1920 | p. 3 |
| The Early Years - Europe 1896-1914 | p. 7 |
| The Formative Years - Europe, 1915-1920 | p. 21 |
| Entry into the East Indies - Sumatra, 1920 | p. 31 |
| A Rocky Start - Buluwaya, Mangole, 1920 | p. 45 |
| Getting Established - Buluwaya, Mangole, 1920 | p. 57 |
| Getting Acquainted - Buluwaya, Mangole, 1920 | p. 65 |
| Stranded - Buluwaya, Mangole, 1920 | p. 75 |
| The Visitors - Buluwaya, Mangole, 1920 | p. 87 |
| The Contract - Buluwaya, Mangole, 1920 | p. 99 |
| En Route to Ternate - S.S. "Pijnacker Hordijk" | p. 109 |
| Legal and Medical Trials - Ternate, 1921 | p. 115 |
| A New Posting - Tobelo, Halmahera, 1921 | p. 133 |
| Visions and Incisions - Tobelo, Halmahera, 1921 | p. 145 |
| Mon Desir - Tobelo, Halmahera, 1922-1928 | p. 161 |
| Our First Leave - Europe, 1928 | p. 175 |
| A Little Smuggling - On the high seas, 1929 | p. 181 |
| Home Again - Mon Desir, Halmahera, 1929 | p. 189 |
| Bound for New Guinea - S.S. "van Noort", 1929 | p. 197 |
| The Curse - Bosnik, Biak, 1928 | p. 211 |
| The Crash - Mon Desir, Halmahera, 1929-1933 | p. 221 |
| Recovery - Mon Desir, Halmahera, 1933-1934 | p. 235 |
| New Technology - Mon Desir, Halmahera, 1934 | p. 247 |
| The Medicine Woman - Mon Desir, Halmahera, 1934 | p. 263 |
| Dukeno's Wiles - Mon Desir, Halmahera, 1936-1937 | p. 275 |
| World War II | |
| The Threat of War - Mon Desir, Halmahera, 1938-1939 | p. 285 |
| World War Erupts - Mon Desir, Halmahera, 1940 | p. 295 |
| Drafted - Mon Desir, Halmahera, 1941 | p. 311 |
| Preparing for War - Ternate, 1941 | p. 335 |
| The Enemy Attacks - Ternate, 1941-1942 | p. 347 |
| Surrender - Ternate, 1942 | p. 359 |
| Occupation - Ternate, 1942 | p. 377 |
| Evacuation - Ternate, 1942 | p. 389 |
| Internment on Ambon - Ambon, 1942 | p. 400 |
| Bombardment - Ambon, 1942 | p. 417 |
| Internment near Makassar - Kampili, Celebes, 1943 | p. 429 |
| The Cassava Gardens - Kampili, Celebes, 1943 | p. 447 |
| Life in the Camp - Kampili, Celebes, 1944 | p. 459 |
| The End in Sight - Kampili, Celebes, 1945 | p. 469 |
| Liberation - Kampili, Celebes, 1945 | p. 483 |
| After World War II | |
| Home Again - Mon Desir, Halmahera, 1946 | p. 497 |
| A New Career - Ternate, 1949-1951 | p. 511 |
| Aboard the "Bintang Laut" - Ternate, 1951-1954 | p. 525 |
| A New Challenge - Ternate, 1954 | p. 539 |
| Sukarno's First Visit - Ternate, 1956 | p. 555 |
| Sukarno's Second Visit - Buli, Halmahera, 1957 | p. 567 |
| The Warrant - Ternate, 1957 | p. 579 |
| Leaving Indonesia - Jakarta, Java, 1957 | p. 589 |
| Reconciliation - Tokyo, Japan, 1961 | p. 605 |
| Two Farewells! - Hong Kong & Ternate, 1961-1978 | p. 619 |
| Epilogue | p. 631 |
| Glossary | p. 633 |
| Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved. |
ISBN: 9781877059087
ISBN-10: 1877059080
Audience:
General
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 638
Published: 1st April 2002
Publisher: Sid Harta Publishers
Dimensions (cm): 23.1 x 15.6
x 4.6
Weight (kg): 0.925
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