Max Havelaar

Max Havelaar (1860) is a satirical novel by Eduard Douwes Dekker (pen name Multatuli) that exposed abuses in the Dutch colonial administration of the Dutch East Indies. It is widely credited with shifting Dutch colonial policy debate and scandalizing the Indies administration upon publication.

Claims that use this term

• Max Havelaar shifted Dutch colonial policy debate as no prior work did
• Max Havelaar (1860) scandalized Dutch Indies administration and made Dekker famous