{"product_id":"max-havelaar-or-the-coffee-auctions-of-the-dutch-trading-company-penguin-classics","title":"Max Havelaar: Or the Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company (Penguin Classics)","description":"One of the most forceful indictments of colonialism ever written and a masterpiece of Dutch literature, in an esteemed translation by an award-winning translator\n\nMax Havelaar—a Dutch civil servant in Java—burns with an insatiable desire to end the ill treatment and oppression inflicted on the native peoples by the colonial administration. Max is an inspirational figure, but he is also a flawed idealist whose vow to protect the Javanese from cruelty ends in his own downfall. In Max Havelaar, Multatuli (pseudonym for Eduard Douwes Dekker) vividly recreated his own experiences in Java and tellingly depicts the hypocrisy of those who gained from the corrupt coffee trade. Sending shockwaves through the Dutch nation when it was published in 1860, this damning exposé of the terrible conditions in the colonies led to welfare reforms in Java and continues to inspire the Fairtrade movement today.\n\nRoy Edwards’s vibrant translation conveys the satirical and innovative style of Multatuli’s autobiographical polemic. In his introduction, R. P. Meijer discusses the author’s tempestuous life and career, the controversy the novel aroused, and its unusual narrative structure.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0140445161\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0140445161.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Multatuli|Edwards, Roy|Meijer, R. P.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43743882313789,"sku":"BVV.0140445161.A","price":9.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0140445161-0.jpg?v=1790804426","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/max-havelaar-or-the-coffee-auctions-of-the-dutch-trading-company-penguin-classics","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}