Revolution

Indonesia’s independence from the Dutch came at a price – Indonesians are still waiting for them to acknowledge it

David Reeve reviews David Bourchier’s important contribution to understandings of political thinking in Indonesia

Two recently republished memoirs illustrate the divergence of experiences during the Indonesian Revolution

The different and difficult experiences of Eurasian Indonesians

A link to Australia’s support of the Indonesian revolution

A mural competition in Yogyakarta sees Indonesians reinterpreting their revolutionary past in the light of present concerns

Abdurrahman Wahid’s life deserves serious and critical reflection

The tumultuous events of 1965 thwarted Liong Tjie Tjong’s writing aspirations

Prabowo’s party has deep roots in Indonesian political mythology

The peacock is no more

People in West Java hold diverse memories of the Darul Islam rebellion and its leader Kartosuwiryo

30 September 1919 – 27 January 2008

About cooking, studying Java, and other serious pleasures

Timothy Lindsey, The Romance of K'tut Tantri and Indonesia, Kuala Lumpur: Oxford University Press, 1997, 362pp, Rrp AU$65. Reviewed by RON WITTON

Hinduism and Islam were born so far away. How did Indonesians learn of them? KAREL STEENBRINK traces a long history of religious scholars travelling overseas.

Throughout its history, outsiders wanted the women's movement to be nationalist first of all. Now women are finding their own voice