[Book Review] The Killing Season: A History of the Indonesian Massacres, 1965-66, by Geoffrey Robins
Geoffrey Robinson’s The Killing Season is one of the most-awaited books by the Southeast Asian studies community in 2018. The 456-page monog
[书评·Book Review] 本尼迪克特·安德森和他所经历的东南亚研究
印尼有句俗语叫“katak di bawah tempurung”,字面意思是“椰壳碗下的青蛙”。顾名思义,青蛙蜷缩在椰子壳下面,以为碗里的世界就是整个宇宙。这个短语常被用来形容目光短浅、因循守旧却又自以为是的人,与中文成语“井底之蛙”有异曲同工之妙。
[知乎答题] 二战后的东南亚独立运动,要归功于日本发动的太平洋战争,对还是错 ?
东南亚范围很大,我试着说说我熟悉的荷属东印度群岛(印尼)。简单概括,印尼独立运动在二战前便已经存在,但是日本的入侵打破了荷兰的殖民统治,短短三年日占使得印尼迅速军事化。特别在后期,日本在大势已去的情况下向印尼许诺独立并给民兵分发了大量武器,客观上对二战后独立运动的兴起起到了催化作
[Research Paper] The Netherlands East Indies 1926 Communist Revolt Revisited: New Discoveries from S
Many historians consider the 1926/27 PKI Uprisings as important precursors of Indonesia’s nationalist movement, which ultimately led to the
[知乎答题] 为什么马来群岛没形成过大一统的国家?
广义的马来群岛可理解成整个海岛东南亚地区,包括今天的印尼、马来西亚、菲律宾、文莱以及东帝汶,在历史上的确未曾出现过疆域涵盖整个区域的“国家”。但正如其他回答里所提到的,马来群岛的确出现过室利佛逝、满者伯夷、马六甲、渤泥、苏禄这样的古代王朝,强盛一时,但完全达不到“大一统”的程度,
[Book Review] The Men Who Lost Singapore, 1938–1942 , by Ronald McCrum
Britain’s loss of its Southeast Asian colonies during World War Two (WWII), especially the fall of Malaya and Singapore, is a relatively wel
[AAS Annual Conference 2018] Beyond Borders: Global Perspectives on Early Communist Movements in the
This panel seeks out global perspectives on the history of the early communist movements in the Malay world, encompassing Indonesia, Singapo
[Conference] THE ASIAN ARC OF THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION: SETTING THE EAST ABLAZE?
The Asian Arc of the Russian Revolution: Setting the East Ablaze? is a joint conference organised by Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (USPC) a
[Workshop] Transnational Leftism: The Comintern and the National, Colonial and Racial Questions
Hosted by the L.R. Wilson Institute for Canadian History at McMaster University from 21-22 September 2017, the Transnational Leftism: The Co
[Talk] Estranged comrades: Communism, identity politics and interwoven networks of the late colonial
In spite of the early efforts of the native Indonesian communists (PKI) in expanding their organization in British Malaya, it was their Chin