{"product_id":"exposed-a-visual-history-of-the-destruction-of-the-indonesian-left-hardback-9781501780592","title":"Exposed; A Visual History of the Destruction of the Indonesian Left (Hardback) 9781501780592","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eExposed\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Visual History of the Destruction of the Indonesian Left\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGeoffrey Robinson (Author), Douglas Kammen (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501780592\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 October 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e320 pages, 324 illustrations - 323 b\u0026amp;w halftones, 1 map - 323 Halftones, black and white - 1 Maps\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 2.6 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Together, these photographs, accompanied by brief texts, seek to construct a narrative far different from the official one, and more powerful than that written to date by historians and popularizers.\" – \u003ci\u003eRed Archipelago\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The left was once a vibrant and influential part of Indonesian political life, but in 1965-66 the Indonesian army and its allies violently destroyed it. Exposed offers the most accessible account yet of how they did so. As Indonesian society continues to bear the imprint of these events, the book stands as essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the country today.\" – \u003ci\u003easian review of books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eExposed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 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 and interpretations might be formed. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFollowing an alleged coup attempt on October 1, 1965, at least half a million members of the legal Communist Party of Indonesia and other leftist organizations were killed and another million or so were detained and held for long periods without charge or trial. The consequences of these events were far-reaching and marked a crucial turning point in the Cold War. In less than a year, the largest non-governing Communist party in the world was crushed, and the country's popular left-nationalist President Sukarno was swept aside, signaling the start of more than three decades of military-backed authoritarian rule. \u003ci\u003eExposed\u003c\/i\u003e is the first-ever visual history of these important, but long-obscured, events.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Southeast Asia Program Publications","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52676635787544,"sku":"9781501780592","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/exposed-a-visual-history-of-the-destruction-of-the-indonesian-left-hardback-9781501780592","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}