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Revolusi: Indonesia and the birth of the Modern World

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Author
David van Reybrouck
Publication details
Vintage 2025
Publication year
2025
Summary

David Van Reybrouck’s *Revolusi* traces Indonesia’s struggle for independence from Dutch colonial rule, the Japanese occupation and the revolution of 1945–49. Drawing on extensive research and eyewitness testimony, it places the conflict within the wider history of colonialism, nationalism and global decolonisation.