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INDONESIA - a new state with an ancient civilization (M. L. Huber)

Indonesia: a new state with an ancient civilization (M. L. Huber, 1963)

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Travel essay by M. L. Huber in Women of the Whole World, 1963, on a car journey from Jakarta toward East Java and Bandung, with a sweeping history of Indonesian civilisation, colonialism, the Round Table agreement and 1957 nationalisations, in a pro-Sukarno-era socialist-bloc framing. Gerwani is not mentioned.

Esai perjalanan M. L. Huber di Women of the Whole World, 1963, tentang perjalanan mobil dari Jakarta ke Jawa Timur dan Bandung, dengan sejarah peradaban Indonesia, kolonialisme, Perjanjian Meja Bundar, dan nasionalisasi 1957 dalam bingkai blok sosialis. Gerwani tidak disebut.

People

M. L. Huber

Organisations

Women's International Democratic Federation

Places

JakartaBandungEast JavaBaliIndonesia

Topics

propaganda and mediapeace and anti-imperialismart, literature and music

Tags

travel reportcolonial rule

Details

Date
1963
Creator
M. L. Huber
Publication
M. L. Huber
Document type
periodical article (WIDF / international women's movement record)
Language
English
Perspective
Socialist-bloc/solidarity press
Source role
primary
Country
International (WIDF)
Period
1960–1965
Source archive
Alexander Street - Women and Social Movements (WASI / Modern Empires WASG) via Columbia proxy · source link
Access
library-licensed (Columbia University Libraries); personal research copy Library-licensed or subscription copy: show metadata and summary only; link to the source.
File
01 Primary Sources/1.11 WIDF and International Women's Movement Records/Women of the Whole World and WIDF Bulletin (1947-1965) - articles on Indonesia and Gerwani (Alexander Street WASI)/M. L. Huber (1963) - INDONESIA - a new state with an ancient civilization [WASI].pdf
OCR / text
Good (0.946) · proof-reading: no (script-cleaned only) · translation: not needed
Collection
01 Primary Sources › 1.11 WIDF and International Women's Movement Records › Women of the Whole World and WIDF Bulletin (1947-1965) - articles on Indonesia and Gerwani (Alexander Street WASI)
Summary basis
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