Description
In 1965-66, army-organized massacres claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of supporters of the Communist Party of Indonesia. Very few of these atrocities have been studied in any detail, and answers to basic questions remain unclear. What was the relationship between the army and civilian militias? How could the perpetrators come to view unarmed individuals as dangerous enemies of the nation? Why did Communist Party supporters, who numbered in the millions, not resist?
Drawing upon years of research and interviews with survivors, Buried Histories is an impressive contribution to the literature on genocide and mass atrocity, crucially addressing the topics of media, military organization, economic interests, and resistance.
Author: John Roosa
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Published: 09/13/2022
Pages: 344
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9780299327347
ISBN10: 0299327345
BISAC Categories:
- History | Asia | Southeast Asia
- History | Modern | 20th Century | General
- Political Science | Human Rights
Drawing upon years of research and interviews with survivors, Buried Histories is an impressive contribution to the literature on genocide and mass atrocity, crucially addressing the topics of media, military organization, economic interests, and resistance.
Author: John Roosa
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Published: 09/13/2022
Pages: 344
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9780299327347
ISBN10: 0299327345
BISAC Categories:
- History | Asia | Southeast Asia
- History | Modern | 20th Century | General
- Political Science | Human Rights
About the Author
John Roosa is an associate professor at the University of British Columbia and the author of Pretext for Mass Murder: The September 30th Movement and Suharto's Coup d'État in Indonesia.