Writing Indonesia

Borneo

February 8, 2026 by

A fun and fascinating history of an island best known for tropical rainforests and captivating wildlife―but with a much bigger story to tell. The world’s third-largest island, and the only one administered by three different sovereign nations, Borneo is something of a mystery. Home to an … [Read more...]

The Wallace Line

January 24, 2026 by

While interrogating the tragedy of colonialism and the often fraught nature of exploration and discovery, The Wallace Line: A Poem honours co-existence, a world of merging borders, where the oud can resonate along with the bird of paradise, the blue pigment in a Titian painting with the sound of a … [Read more...]

Exposed

January 3, 2026 by

Exposed tells the story of the orchestrated mass violence of 1965–1968 in Indonesia and its aftermath. By highlighting visual imagery, Geoffrey Robinson and Douglas Kammen fill a void in existing accounts, challenge distorted official narratives, and establish a basis on which new social memories … [Read more...]

Wayang. Jawajski teatr cieni

January 2, 2026 by

We współczesnym jawajskim teatrze cieni, określanym mianem wayang kontemporer, o którym opowiada ta książka, ponad tysiącletnia tradycja współistnieje z innowacjami wprowadzanymi do przedstawień w ostatnich dekadach. Równie dużym zainteresowaniem cieszą się występy najlepszych lalkarzy, znanych z … [Read more...]

Java in a Time of Revolution

January 2, 2026 by

With remarkable scope and in scrupulous detail, Professor Anderson analyzes the Indonesian revolution of 1945. Against the background of Javanese culture and the Japanese occupation, he explores the origins of the revolutionary youth groups, the military, and the political parties to challenge … [Read more...]