A story of staggering scope and drama, Revolusi is the masterful
and definitive account of the epic revolution that sparked the
decolonisation of the modern world. On a sunny Friday morning in
August 1945, a handful of tired people raised a homemade cotton
flag and on behalf of 68 million compatriots 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 colonised country to declare its independence
after the Second World War. Four million civilians had died during
the wartime occupation by the Japanese that ousted the Dutch
colonial regime. Another 200,000 people would lose their lives in
the astonishingly brutal conflict that ensued - as the Dutch used
savage violence to reassert their control, and as the Allied troops
of Britain and America became embroiled in pacifying Indonesia's
guerrilla war of resistance: the 'revolusi'. It was not until
December 1949 that the newly created United Nations forced The
Netherlands to cede all sovereignty to Indonesia, finally ending
350 years of colonial rule and setting a precedent that would
reshape the world. Drawing on hundreds of interviews and
eye-witness testimonies, David Van Reybrouck turns this vast and
complex story into an utterly gripping narrative that is alive with
human detail at every turn. A landmark publication, Revolusi shows
Indonesia's struggle for independence to be one of the defining
dramas of the twentieth century and establishes its author as one
of the most gifted narrative historians at work in any language
today.
General
| Imprint: |
The Bodley Head Ltd
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
February 2024 |
| Authors: |
David van Reybrouck
|
| Translators: |
David Colmer
• David McKay
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| Dimensions: |
240 x 156 x 40mm (L x W x T) |
| Pages: |
640 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-84792-704-0 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
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| LSN: |
1-84792-704-1 |
| Barcode: |
9781847927040 |
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