Anne-Lot Hoek (Official YouTube Channel)

This is the official YouTube channel of Anne-Lot Hoek. She conducts research on colonialism and the struggle for independence in South Africa, Namibia and Indonesia. She regularly contributes to NRC Handelsblad, De Groene Amsterdammer, De Lage Landen and on national Radio 1 and television.

She is the author of The Battle for Bali. Imperialism, Resistance and Independence 1846-1950 (shortlist Libris History Prize 2022), on which she also obtained her doctorate. Hoek received a prize from the University of Amsterdam for her contribution to the public debate on colonial history in Indonesia. She graduated from the same university on the struggle for independence in Namibia. 

In 2025 her next book, The Art of Betrayal (De kunst van het verraad), will be published. She is also working on a larger publication on South Africa and Namibia. For a good overview of her work visit www.annelothoek.com.

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