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Heartbeat of Indonesian Revolution, The

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Outline: Driving a very old jeep, George McT. Kahin crossed the status quo line separating the Dutch and the Republical forces. He succeeded. But how could he face the angry, suspicious civilians and armed forces who believed that he was a Dutch intruder? A very helpful officer, who believed that he was just a graduate student trying to gather material for dissertation on Indonesian Revolution, advised him to carry Indonesian flag as well as American one on his jeep. The blacksmith who was willing to amount the two of them had a certain condition which George readily agreed: The pole of Sang Saka had to be ten centimeters taller than that of the Stars and Stripes! This adventure may be regarded as an anecdote, however it is just a part of the personal experiences and emotions of one of the actors of history as they took part in revolutionary period. In this book, they share their experiences, and together with historians, they contemplate on the significance of the revolutionary past experiences, and examine in more depth the dynamics of a nation's struggle to defend and follow its ideals during the time when the yearning for independence had to overcome its most difficult challenges. We can find the discussions on the rarely highlighted topics, such as the women's roles in the revolution, the reasoning behind the preparation of independence as promised by the Japanese during their occupation, the formation of democratic tradition in the revolutionary situation, the struggle of the nationalists overseas, how the revolution was funded and the literature in the revolutionary era. This book, which also presents the Indonesian national revolution from comparative perspectives, is indispensable for anyone wanting to understand better the Indonesian Revolution. The period of the struggle for independence was a critical situation that could breed a lot of misunderstanding and differences, that could breed a lot of misunderstanding and differences, and this book would encourage the spirit of, as modern German historians put it, Bewaltigung der Vergangenheit, making peace with history.

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Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

959.8035 A136h c.1

Penerbit

Jakarta, Indonesia : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama & LIPI., 1997

Deskripsi Fisik

346

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

979-605-723-9

Klasifikasi

959.8035

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