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Book discussion | Merdeka: The struggle for Indonesian independence and the Republic’s precarious rise, 1945–1950

KITLV, Herta Mohr Building, room 1.30 & online via Zoom Witte Singel 27A, Leiden

Under the slogan ‘Merdeka!’ the Republic of Indonesia rushed into a battle for independence – a struggle of which no one could predict the outcome. Harry Poeze and Henk Schulte Nordholt provide a new narrative about the revolution, one that focuses not only on the fight against the Dutch but also on the precarious rise of the Republic