Uitgeverij op een kruispunt in de geschiedenis Adi Poestaka in Nederland

This article researches the history of the Indonesian publishing house Adi Poestaka, founded in 1920 in The Hague by Noto Soeroto. Its aim is to place the publisher within the context of colonial book culture and the growth of the Indonesian community in the Netherlands. Adi Poestaka published a diverse
portfolio, with literature, scientific publications, and journals with a political aim. The publishing house reflected Noto Soeroto’s ambition for harmonious cooperation between Dutch people and Indonesians, but in the end it lost its audience because of changing political relations. The article ends with the publisher’s list of Adi Poestaka, the publishing house that contributed to the
colonial and postcolonial book history in a unique way.