Indonesia is a country with a great diversity in climate, culture and religion. It’s so diverse because it is a construct, shaped by the Dutch and their colonial greed.
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00:00 - 01:02 - Indonesia is a special place
01:02 - 01:47 - Indonesia as a construct
01:47 - 03:08 - Pre-Europe
03:08 - 05:10 - VOC & Monopoly
05:10 - 06:20 - Plantation Economy
06:20 - 06:59 - Birth of a colonial army
06:59 - 09:22 - Greed is good
09:22 - 11:11 - Full blown Imperialism
11:11 - 13:31 - Birth of a nation?
I got great help from @ky.kale, fellow Indonesian-Dutch history nerd, especially colonial architecture. Follow him at instagram.com/ky.kale
Sources:
Pepijn Brandon (eds). De slavernij in Oost en West. Het Amsterdam-onderzoek
David van Reybrouck - Revolusi. Indonesië en het ontstaan van de moderne wereld
Piet Hagen Koloniale oorlogen in Indonesië: Vijf eeuwen verzet tegen vreemde overheersing
P.J. Drooglever Een daad van vrije keuze: de Papoea's van westelijk Nieuw-Guinea en de grenzen van het zelfbeschikkingsrecht 2005
Rodd McGibbon Secessionist Challenges in Aceh and Papua: Is Special Autonomy the Solution? https://www.files.ethz.ch/isn/26104/PS010.pdf
Benidict Anderson imagined communities; https://is.muni.cz/el/1423/jaro2016/SOC757/um/61816961/Benedict_Anderson_Imagined_Communities.pdf
https://www.newmandala.org/was-majapahit-really-an-empire/
Sandra Sardjono and Christopher Buckley (2022) A 700-years old blue-and-white batik from Indonesia. Fiber, Loom and Technique: 64-78
Hi there, my name is Jochem Boodt. I make the show The Present Past, where I show how the present has been influenced by the past. History, but connected to the present and fun!
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