In his novel Child of All Nations,

In his novel Child of All Nations, the Indonesian writer Pramoedya Ananta Toer offers insights into the world of European imperialism in Asia during its height at the beginning of the twentieth century. Examining in depth the Dutch chokehold on the politics, economics, social infrastructure, and culture of the island of Java, Pramoedya's book paints Dutch colonial policies of domination and superiorism in a manner that mirrors the attitudes and practices of the British and other European colonialists of the time, as well as of the Americans.

In his novel Child of All Nations, the Indonesian writer Pramoedya Ananta Toer offers insights into the world of European imperialism in Asia during its height at the beginning of the twentieth century. Examining in depth the Dutch chokehold on the politics, economics, social infrastructure, and culture of the island of Java, Pramoedya's book paints Dutch colonial policies of domination and superiorism in a manner that mirrors the attitudes and practices of the British and other European colonialists of. the time, as well as of the Americans.