Shadow of a revolution: Indonesia and the generals. (Reviews).(Brief Article)

From: Contemporary Review | Date: December 1, 2001 | Copyright information

Shadow of a Revolution: Indonesia and the Generals. Roland Challis. Sutton Publishing. [pounds sterling]19.99 (US$29.95). 260 pages. ISBN 0-7509-2453-5. The author was South-East Asia correspondent for the BBC from 1964 to 1969 and uses his experiences in Indonesia to describe the overthrow of President Sukarno in the 1960s, the events leading up to it and the consequences for Indonesians. This is not a detached historical observation but a first-hand account by an author who never ...

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