Is that really so? Apakah ya? UNFINISHED NATION? Indonesia? Australia?
The fourth Indonesian edition of UNFINISHED NATION: Memory of Revolution, Mass Action and Indonesian History. Below a reflection on finished and unfinished nations.
Max Lane
In his 50 year engagement with Indonesia and Southeast Asia, and of course in Australia, Max has been a diplomat, writer, academic and activist an experience which has confronted him with the realities of a colonised world.
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