{"product_id":"rifle-reports-9780520274877","title":"Rifle Reports","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn August 17, 1945, Indonesia proclaimed its independence from Dutch colonial rule. Five years later, the Republic of Indonesia was recognized as a unified, sovereign state. This title traces the variously tangled and perhaps incompletely understood ways that Karo women and men contributed to the founding of the Indonesian nation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Fascinating ... Mary Steedly moves away from the conventional narrative histories of the period, which have generally reflected the perspective of male revolutionaries and leaders, to a more deeply textured portrayal of the experiences of ordinary people during the independence struggle.\" -- Audrey Kahin Indonesia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Technical Notes  Introduction: The Outskirts of the Nation  1. The Golden Bridge 2. Buried Guns 3. Imagining Independence 4. Eager Girls 5. Sea of Fire 6. Letting Loose the Water Buffaloes 7. The Memory Artist  Conclusion: The Sense of an Ending  Appendix 1: List of Informants Appendix 2: Glossary and Abbreviations Appendix 3: Time Line  Notes References Index of Informants General Index","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402860077399,"sku":"9780520274877","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520274877.jpg?v=1730481707","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/rifle-reports-9780520274877","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}