
Revolusi
Indonesia and the Birth of the Modern World
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Neil Gardner
In August 1945, a handful of people raised a homemade cotton flag and announced the birth of a new nation. With the fourth largest population in the world, inhabiting islands that span an eighth of the globe, Indonesia became the first country to rid itself of colonial rule after WWII.
Renowned scholar David Van Reybrouck captures a period of tumult and chaos to tell the story of Indonesia's momentous revolution, known as the "Revolusi." Encompassing several hundred years of history, he details the formation of the Dutch East Indies, the Japanese invasion that followed, and the young rebels who engaged in armed resistance once the occupation ended. British and Dutch troops were sent to restore order and keep peace, but instead ignited the first modern war of decolonization. America, too, became embroiled with the Indonesians' fierce struggle for freedom. That struggle inspired independence movements in Asia, Africa, and the Arab world, especially in the wake of Indonesia's monumental 1955 Bandung Conference, the first global conference without the West. The whole world had become involved in Revolusi, and the whole world was changed by it.
A landmark history, Revolusi cements Indonesia's struggle for independence as one of the defining dramas of the twentieth century and entirely reframes our understanding of post-colonialism.
©2020 David Van Reybrouck; Translation copyright 2024 by David Colmer and David McKay (P)2024 TantorListeners also enjoyed...




















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This was better than I’d expected, and more broadly informative.
Interesting, well researched
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Wow
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Before Indonesia became independent I grew up there, during the Japanese occupation, in Ambarawa, the internment camp mentioned in the book, a the years thereafter, until we were forced to go to the Netherlands.
The stories and the circumstances, written in the book, reminded me of the many conversations I had with my father as I was growing up. I am now 87 yrs. old.
Mr. Reybrouck’s research is amazing.
I highly recommend listening.
The narrator, mr. Neil Gardner, did an excellent job.
My sincere thanks to all involved for making this book available, JK.
EXCELLENT
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A Story That More People Need to Know
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When will we have the courage to try again?
Modern history told from the third world perspective
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Incredible research
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Fantastic history book, the Bahasa Indonesia pronunciation could be better
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Solid Historical Survey
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incredible account
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