Harry J. Benda

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Harry Jindrich Benda (1919-1971) was a full professor at Yale University. He specialised in Indonesian politics

Born to a Jewish family in Prague, Czech Republic, he was sent to Java by his father to escape Nazism.[1][2][3] He was the first director of the Institute for Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore.[4]

The Association for Asian Studies' prize for first book in Southeast Asian studies is named in his honour.[5]

Books[]

  • Benda, Harry J. The Crescent and the Rising Sun: Indonesian Islam Under the Japanese Occupation, 1942-1945. Dordrecht [etc.: Foris Publications, 1983. ISBN 9789067650496.'
  • Benda, Harry J. Japanese Military Administration in Indonesia. New Haven: Yale University Southeast Studies, 1965
  • Benda, Harry J, and John A. Larkin. The World of Southeast Asia: Selected Historical Readings. New York: Harper & Row, 1967 {{OCLC| 610671749 })
  • Benda, Harry J, and Ruth T. McVey. The Communist Uprisings of 1926-1927 in Indonesia: Key Documents. Jakarta: Equinox Pub, 2009. ISBN 9786028397254
  • Bastin, John, and Harry J. Benda. A History of Modern Southeast Asia: Colonialism, Nationalism, and Decolonization. Sydney  : Prentice-Hall of Australia, 1977. ISBN 9780724805532
  • Benda, Harry J. Peasant Movements in Colonial Southeast Asia. New Haven, Conn: Yale University, Southeast Asia Studies, 1966.
  • Benda, Harry J, and Adrienne Suddard. Continuity and Change in Southeast Asia: Collected Journal Articles of Harry J. Benda. New Haven: Yale Univ. Southeast Asia Studies, 1972
  • Benda, Harry J. Continuity and Change in Indonesian Islam. New Haven, Conn: Yale University, Southeast Asia Studies, 1965
    • translated into Indonesian by Taufik Abdullah. as Islam Di Indonesia: Sepintas Lalu Tentang Beberapa Segi. Jakarta: Tintamas, 1974.
  • McVey, Ruth T, Adrienne Suddard, and Harry J. Benda. Southeast Asian Transitions: Approaches Through Social History. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1978.
  • Benda, Harry J. The Samin Movement. New Haven: Connecticut, 1969

References[]

  1. ^ "Harry Jindrich Benda | Council On Southeast Asia Studies at Yale". cseas.yale.edu.
  2. ^ cindyanguyen, Author (February 16, 2016). "ARTICLE REVIEWS: Van Leur (1934), Smail (1961), Benda (1964)". {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ Mcvey, Ruth T. (May 30, 1972). "Harry J. Benda: An Obituary". The Journal of Asian Studies. 31 (3): 589–590. doi:10.1017/S0021911800137155 – via Cambridge University Press.
  4. ^ Kartodirdjo, Sartono (1972). "In Memoriam: Harry Jindrich Benda, 1919-1971". Journal of Southeast Asian Studies. 3 (1): 171–174 – via JSTOR.
  5. ^ "Benda Prize". Association for Asian Studies.


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