'Onze Revolutie' bevat een selectie vertaalde Indonesische artikelen over de Indonesische revolutie (1945-1949) en de betekenis van die revolutie voor de ontwikkeling van de natie. De artikelen – geschreven door tijdgenoten en academici van verschillende generaties – laten de complexiteit van de Indonesische revolutie en de strijd voor de onafhankelijkheid zien, en ook de ontwikkelingen in het Indonesische denken daarover.

Nationale en lokale ontwikkelingen werkten op elkaar in. Aan bod k...

'The Making of Buddhism in Indonesia' focuses on the transnational networks that mediated the (re)introduction of Buddhism that started in late colonial Indonesia and traces them past Independence and into the 1950s. The book argues that the global rise of Buddhism, particularly in Sri Lanka, Burma, and Singapore, also caused the introduction of Buddhism in colonial Indonesia as well. In this respect, the book looks at the connections that Indonesian Buddhists established with Buddhist networ...

'Revolutionary Worlds' looks at the Indonesian revolution (1945-1949) from a local and regional perspective. In several contributions, Indonesian and Dutch researchers bring to life the revolutionary world from widely differing perspectives. The authors explain how Indonesian, Chinese, Indian and Eurasian civilians, fighters, farmers and officials experienced and shaped the chaotic period between 1945 and 1950. The book focuses on survival strategies, mobilization, and the use of force agains...