REVOLUSI! Indonesia Independent

Title: REVOLUSI! Indonesia Independent

Photographer(s): Various photographers

Writer(s): Marion Anker,Anne-Lot Hoek, Remco Raben, Amir Sidharta,Yudhi Soerjoatmodjo,Aminudin T.H.Siregar, Harm Stevens, Bonnie Triyana

Designer(s): Irma Boom, Anna Moschioni

Publisher(s): Rijiksmuseum, Atlas Contact, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Year: 2022

Print run:

Language(s): English

Pages: 272

Size: 17 x 24 cm

Binding: Softcover

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Print: Drukkerij Wilco, Amersfoort, The Netherlands

Nation(s) and year(s) of Protest: Indonesia,1947

ISBN: 9789045045757

‘Revolusi! Indonesia Independent’ refers to Indonesia's armed and diplomatic struggle for independence from the Netherlands, which  began with Sukarno’s declaration of Indonesian independence on 17 August 1945 and ended with the recognition of sovereignty in 1949, the day after the transfer of sovereignty by the Dutch.

This book is the catalogue of the exhibition at the Rijiksmuseum in Amsterdam June 2022.

The exhibition focuses on the period between these two events, on the spirit of the revolution and struggle for the future of Indonesia. It explores subjects such as nationalism, youth, anti-colonialism, art, war and diplomacy, propaganda, renewal, the information war and refugees. The thread running through the exhibition is its focus on the experiences of 20 individuals – each at a different location, and each with their own background and political standpoint.