{"product_id":"9781847927040-revolusi","title":"Revolusi","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIndonesia and the Birth of the Modern World\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e**\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA story of staggering scope and drama, \u003ci\u003eRevolusi\u003c\/i\u003e is the masterful and definitive account of the epic revolution that sparked the decolonisation of the modern world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Astounding . history at its best' \u003c\/b\u003eYuval Noah Harari\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Utterly compelling . astonishing'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Superb' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFour 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's guerrilla war of resistance: the 'Revolusi'. It was not until December 1949 that the newly created United Nations finally brought the conflict to an end - and with it, 350 years of colonial rule - setting a precedent that would reshape the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing 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, \u003ci\u003eRevolusi \u003c\/i\u003eshows Indonesia's struggle for independence to be one of the defining dramas of the twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A magnificent fusion of oral history, sparkling analysis, and historical wisdom. \u003ci\u003eRevolus\u003c\/i\u003ei has it all: a masterpiece'\u003c\/b\u003e Sebastain Mallaby\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A magisterial and gripping account of events of urgent importance to us now'\u003c\/b\u003e Jason Burke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A wonderful book' \u003c\/b\u003ePeter Frankopan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Masterly'\u003c\/b\u003e J M Coetzee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e** Shortlisted for the Cundill Prize ** A \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHistory Today\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eProspect\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2024 **\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41513989800033,"sku":"9781847927040","price":30.62,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32345384.jpg?v=1749030196","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781847927040-revolusi","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}