Description: Examines the Indonesian revolution (1945-1949) from local and regional perspectives through seventeen contributions by Indonesian and Dutch researchers, exploring how diverse groups including Indonesian, Chinese, Indian and Eurasian civilians, fighters, farmers and officials experienced this volatile period
Brief description: Bambang Purwanto is a professor of history in the Department of History, Faculty of Cultural Sciences at the Universitas Gadjah Mada in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.