Criticism on Raden Saleh's works, an Indonesian painter, which influenced by anti-Dutch occupation.
This updated edition examines the rise of fundamentalist Islam in Indonesia and asks why the country's democratic aspirations have yet to be realized.
Continues the adventures of Minke, the Dutch-educated journalist, as he and his country move into the twentieth century. Settling in a new town to begin medical school, Minke is determined to leave behind the tragedies of his past. But once again this intelligent, compassionate man finds himself caught up in the injustices of colonial exploitation. As he struggles to only to understand his worl…
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Destiny: The Life of Prince Diponegoro of Yogyakarta, 1785-1855. This book is a completely revised version of The Power of Prophecy; Prince Dipanagara and the End of an Old Order in Java, 1785-1855 (2007). A vivid biography of Indonesia’s foremost national hero, it tells the story of a remarkable figure whose life spanned his native Java’s troubled transition to the modern world. It will be…
The story describes the fight by one man, the European-educated Minke, and his underground group against colonial power and exploitation. Third of a celebrated quartet of novels which has been banned in Indonesia since 1981.