{"product_id":"9781847927040","title":"Revolusi : Indonesia and the Birth of the Modern World","description":"Author(s): Reybrouck, David Van, Colmer, David, McKay, David, \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003eDate of Publication: 08\/02\/2024, \u003cbr\u003ePagination: 656 pages, \u003cbr\u003eSeries: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: The Bodley Head Ltd, \u003cbr\u003e Published By: Vintage Publishing, \u003cbr\u003eBook Classification: Indonesia\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 242 x 162 x 55mm\u003cbr\u003eWeight: 920g\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781847927040\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Astounding . . . history at its best' Yuval Noah Harari'Utterly compelling . . . masterful' Financial Times *Summer Reads 2024*'Superb' Guardian*LONGLISTED FOR THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2024*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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 an end - and with it, 350 years of colonial rule - setting a precedent that would reshape the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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, Revolusi shows Indonesia's struggle for independence to be one of the defining dramas of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A magnificent fusion of oral history, sparkling analysis, and historical wisdom. Revolusi has it all: a masterpiece' SEBASTIAN MALLABY'One of the most unlikely and astonishing sagas ... a towering achievement' THOMAS MEANEY'A magisterial but gripping account of events of urgent importance to us now' JASON BURKE'At once vast and intimate, a history in colour' LAKSMI PAMUNTJAK'A masterly display of the historian’s craft' J M COETZEE'A wonderful and important book' PETER FRANKOPAN\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45100417384685,"sku":"9781847927040","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/files\/9781847927040.jpg?v=1724785801","url":"https:\/\/steyningbookshop.info\/products\/9781847927040","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}