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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.
Die plaag is tegelykertyd reisverhaal, avontuurverhaal,
speurverhaal, natuurkundige artikel, letterkundige studie en
historiese ondersoek. Die skrywer 'n Belgiese joernalis reis na
Suid-Afrika op soek na die "dowwe spoor" van Eugene Marais, en word
uiteindelik met veel meer as dooie historiese gegewens beloon. Die
Nederlandse uitgawe van Die Plaag het die Debuutprijs vir 2002
verower en was op die kortlys van die Gouden Uil-literatuurprys vir
2002. Die vertaling van Van Reybrouck se Nederlandse teks in
Afrikaans deur die bekende digter en omroeper doktor Daniel Hugo is
n onmisbare toevoeging tot Afrikaanse lesers se kennis van die
merkwaardige Eugene Marais se lewe. Hiermee word kultuurgoedere wat
deur n Vlaming nagespoor en opgeteken is as t ware huis toe
gebring.
In the wake of World War II, Indonesia was the first country to rid
itself of colonial rule. The “Revolusi,” as it was known,
precipitated the end of the colonial era and inspired independence
movements all over the world. In this epic history, renowned
scholar and celebrated author of Congo David Van Reybrouck vividly
captures a period of extraordinary tumult and chaos to tell the
story of Indonesia’s violent and momentous revolution.
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, Australian, and Dutch troops were
sent to restore order and keep peace, but instead ignited the first
modern war of decolonization. Written with extraordinary clarity
and drama, and based on hundreds of interviews and eyewitness
testimonies, Revolusi is a masterful history that reframes our
understanding of post-colonialism.
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.
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Congo (Paperback)
David van Reybrouck
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R440
R352
Discovery Miles 3 520
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FINALIST FOR THE CUNDILL PRIZE FOR HISTORY 'Not only deserves the
description "epic", in its true sense, but the term "masterpiece"
as well' Independent This gripping epic tells the story of one of
the world's most critical failed nation-states: the Democratic
Republic of Congo. Interweaving his own family's history with the
voices of a diverse range of individuals - charismatic dictators,
feuding warlords, child soldiers, and many in the African diaspora
of Europe and China - Van Reybrouck offers a deeply humane approach
to political history, focusing squarely on the Congolese
perspective and returning a nation's history to its people.
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Belgicum (Hardcover)
Stephan Vanfleteren; Text written by David van Reybrouck
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R1,468
R1,121
Discovery Miles 11 210
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Belgicum is a photo project about Belgium. It is not an objective
representation of a country but rather a subjective photographical
document in black and white. It's a journey of exploration into a
small country in the heart of Europe, at the turn of the centuries.
More than fifteen years Vanfleteren has wandered through and hunted
in the 'Belgicum' territories, guided by emotion and by the love
for his homeland. He made a journey through a scarred land, in
search of the irretrievable identity of a country with the
melancholic soul of an old nation. Over the past ten years, over
11,000 copies were sold of this international bestseller. Belgicum
grew out to be a reference work in the Belgian history of
photography. On the occasion of the tenth birthday of this cult
book, it was reprinted. With text by David Van Reybrouck. Text in
English, French and Dutch.
Democracy is in bad health. Against Elections offers a new
diagnosis - and an ancient remedy. Fear-mongering populists,
distrust in the establishment, personality contests instead of
reasoned debate: these are the results of the latest elections. In
fact, as this ingenious book shows, the original purpose of
elections was to exclude the people from power by appointing an
elite to govern over them. Yet for most of its 3000-year history,
democracy did not involve elections at all: members of the public
were appointed to positions in government through a combination of
volunteering and lottery. Based on studies and trials from around
the globe, this hugely influential manifesto presents the practical
case for a true democracy - one that actually works. Urgent,
heretical and completely convincing, Against Elections leaves only
one question to be answered: what are we waiting for?
Where do our images about early hominids come from? In this
fascinating in-depth study, David Van Reybrouck demonstrates how
input from ethnography and primatology has deeply influenced our
visions about the past from the 19th century to this day – often
far beyond the available evidence. Victorian scholars were keen to
look at contemporary Australian and Tasmanian aboriginals to
understand the enigmatic Neanderthal fossils. Likewise, today’s
primatologists debate to what extent bonobos, baboons or chimps may
be regarded as stand-ins for early human ancestors. The belief that
the contemporary world provides ‘living links’ still goes
strong. Such primate models, Van Reybrouck argues, continue the
highly problematic ‘comparative method’ of the Victorian times.
He goes on to show how the field of ethnoarchaeology has succeeded
in circumventing the major pitfalls of such analogical reasoning. A
truly interdisciplinary study, this work shows how scholars working
in different fields can effectively improve their methods for
interpreting the deep past by understanding the historical
challenges of adjacent disciplines. Overviewing two centuries of
intellectual debate in fields as diverse as archaeology,
ethnography and primatology, Van Reybrouck’s book is one long
plea for trying to understand the past on its own terms, rather
than as facile projections from the present. David Van Reybrouck
(Bruges, 1971) was trained as an archaeologist at the universities
of Leuven, Cambridge and Leiden. Before becoming a highly
successful literary author (The Plague, Mission, Congo…), he
worked as a historian of ideas. For more than twelve years, he was
coeditor of Archaeological Dialogues. In 2011-12, he held the
prestigious Cleveringa Chair at the University of Leiden.
Where do our images about early hominids come from? In this
fascinating in-depth study, David Van Reybrouck demonstrates how
input from ethnography and primatology has deeply influenced our
visions about the past from the 19th century to this day - often
far beyond the available evidence. Victorian scholars were keen to
look at contemporary Australian and Tasmanian aboriginals to
understand the enigmatic Neanderthal fossils. Likewise, today's
primatologists debate to what extent bonobos, baboons or chimps may
be regarded as stand-ins for early human ancestors. The belief that
the contemporary world provides 'living links' still goes strong.
Such primate models, Van Reybrouck argues, continue the highly
problematic 'comparative method' of the Victorian times. He goes on
to show how the field of ethnoarchaeology has succeeded in
circumventing the major pitfalls of such analogical reasoning. A
truly interdisciplinary study, this work shows how scholars working
in different fields can effectively improve their methods for
interpreting the deep past by understanding the historical
challenges of adjacent disciplines. Overviewing two centuries of
intellectual debate in fields as diverse as archaeology,
ethnography and primatology, Van Reybrouck's book is one long plea
for trying to understand the past on its own terms, rather than as
facile projections from the present. David Van Reybrouck (Bruges,
1971) was trained as an archaeologist at the universities of
Leuven, Cambridge and Leiden. Before becoming a highly successful
literary author (The Plague, Mission, Congo...), he worked as a
historian of ideas. For more than twelve years, he was co-editor of
Archaeological Dialogues. In 2011-12, he held the prestigious
Cleveringa Chair at the University of Leiden.
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