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The Killing Season

A History of the Indonesian Massacres, 1965-66
By Geoffrey B. Robinson
Series: Human Rights and Crimes against Humanity
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The Killing Season by Geoffrey B. Robinson delves into the harrowing history of the mass violence in Indonesia during the mid-1960s. The book examines the political and social upheavals that led to the mass killings and analyses the roles played by various entities, including the government, military, and international influences, in these tragic events. With a focus on unveiling historical truths, it provides an in-depth exploration of this dark period in Indonesian history.
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You might enjoy this book if you're interested in uncovering historical truths and unraveling the complex political and military narratives of Indonesia in the mid-1960s. It offers a detailed exploration of the mass violence and political upheaval during that period, shedding light on events that are rarely discussed in traditional history books.

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The Killing Season

The definitive account of one of the twentieth century's most brutal, yet least examined, episodes of genocide and detentionThe Killing Season explores one of the largest and swiftest, yet least examined, instances of mass killing and incarceration in the twentieth century-the shocking antileftist purge that gripped Indonesia in 1965-66, leavin

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The definitive account of one of the twentieth century's most brutal, yet least examined, episodes of genocide and detention, The Killing Season explores one of the largest and swiftest, yet least examined, instances of mass killing and incarceration in the twentieth century—the shocking antileftist purge that gripped Indonesia in 1965-66, leaving some five hundred thousand people dead and more than a million others in detention.

An expert in modern Indonesian history, genocide, and human rights, Geoffrey Robinson sets out to account for this violence and to end the troubling silence surrounding it. In doing so, he sheds new light on broad, enduring historical questions. How do we account for instances of systematic mass killing and detention? Why are some of these crimes remembered and punished, while others are forgotten?

Based on a rich body of primary and secondary sources, The Killing Season is the definitive account of a pivotal period in Indonesian history.

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The Killing Season by Geoffrey B. Robinson has been highly acclaimed, winning several prestigious awards such as the George McT. Kahin Prize and the Raphael Lemkin Book Award. It has been recognised by renowned institutions, including being longlisted for the ICAS Book Prize in Humanities. Additionally, it has been featured as one of the best books of 2018 by the Financial Times and Foreign Affairs.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780691196497

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 October 2019

Country: United States

Imprint: Princeton University Press

Illustration: 20 b/w illus.

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 235.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 456

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Asian History Geoffrey B. Robinson History & Military Military History Non-Fiction Series: Human Rights and Crimes against Humanity

About the Author

Geoffrey B. Robinson is professor of history at the University of California, Los Angeles. His books include The Dark Side of Paradise and "If You Leave Us Here, We Will Die" (Princeton).

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