Revolusi: Indonesia & Birth of – David Van Reybrouck (IMPORT ORIGINAL)

Revolusi: Indonesia and the Birth of the Modern World – by David Van Reybrouck (Author), David Colmer (Translator), David McKay (Translator)

#1 Best Seller in History of Indonesia

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. #39;Astounding . . . history at its best #39; Yuval Harari #39;Utterly compelling #39; Financial Times #39;Superb #39; Guardian 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: Indonesia. Four million civilians had died during the Japanese wartime occupation that ousted its 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 Britain and America became embroiled in pacifying Indonesia #39;s guerrilla war of resistance: the #39;Revolusi #39;. It was not until December 1949 that the newly created United Nations finally brought the conflict an end - and with it, 350 years of colonial rule - 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 #39;s struggle for independence to be one of the defining dramas of the twentieth century. #39;A magnificent fusion of oral history, sparkling analysis, and historical wisdom. Revolusi has it all: a masterpiece #39; SEBASTIAN MALLABY #39;One of the most unlikely and astonishing sagas ... a towering achievement #39; THOMAS MEANEY #39;A magisterial but gripping account of events of urgent importance to us now #39; JASON BURKE