Is Indonesia a Nation State

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Indonesia has a colonial history of over 400 years. But that doesn't mean Indonesia is immune to modern day colonialism. Or is it?

00:00 - 01:09: Intro
01:09 - 03:20: Dutch Go Home
03:20 - 07:40: Merdeka
07:40 - 10:35: Dutch New Guinea
10:35 - 14:29: Act of Free Choice?

Sources:
Pepijn Brandon (eds). De slavernij in Oost en West. Het Amsterdam-onderzoek
David van Reybrouck - Revolusi. Indonesië en het ontstaan van de moderne wereld
Piet Hagen Koloniale oorlogen in Indonesië: Vijf eeuwen verzet tegen vreemde overheersing
P.J. Drooglever Een daad van vrije keuze: de Papoea's van westelijk Nieuw-Guinea en de grenzen van het zelfbeschikkingsrecht 2005
Rodd McGibbon Secessionist Challenges in Aceh and Papua: Is Special Autonomy the Solution? www.files.ethz.ch/isn/26104/PS010.pdf
Benidict Anderson imagined communities; is.muni.cz/el/1423/jaro2016/SOC757/um/61816961/Ben…

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