{"product_id":"9781847927057","title":"Revolusi: Indonesia \/T","description":"\u003cp\u003eBook Title: Revolusi: Indonesia \/T \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781847927057 \u003cbr\u003eBy Author(s):DAVID VAN REYBROUCK \u003cbr\u003eBy Publisher: \u003cbr\u003eFormat:TPB\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e**Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize 2024\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e**\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA story of staggering scope and drama,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eRevolusi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the masterful and definitive account of the epic revolution that sparked the decolonisation of the modern world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Astounding . . . history at its best'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYuval Noah Harari\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Utterly compelling . . . astonishing'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Superb'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGuardian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eRevolusi\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eshows Indonesia's struggle for independence to be one of the defining dramas of the twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'A magnificent fusion of oral history, sparkling analysis, and historical wisdom.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eRevolus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ei has it all: a masterpiece'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Sebastain Mallaby\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'A magisterial and gripping account of events of urgent importance to us now'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Jason Burke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'A wonderful book'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeter Frankopan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Masterly'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e J M Coetzee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e** Shortlisted for the Cundill Prize ** A\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eHistory Today\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eProspect\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBest Book of 2024 **\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"DAVID VAN REYBROUCK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50608112238815,"sku":null,"price":16.8,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0410\/9529\/9228\/files\/81in2bGFcKL._SY522.jpg?v=1785205323","url":"https:\/\/www.bookmarket.com.sg\/products\/9781847927057","provider":"BookMarket","version":"1.0","type":"link"}