About this episode
This episode explores the historical and contemporary significance of Indonesia as a rising global power, examining its colonial past and current challenges.
Indonesia, a nation of 270 million people, is one of history's most underestimated world powers. From the golden age of the Majapahit Empire to Dutch colonial brutality, from CIA-backed Cold War massacres to today's economic powerhouse in the Pacific—this is the story of a people who refuse to be broken by western imperialism.Join Triploi as we look at the events that shaped modern Indonesia, as well as why West Papua remains occupied, how Bali's spiritual culture was commodified, and why this archipelago nation might just rewrite the global power structure in our lifetime. References and reading list: Slamet Muljana, The Majapahit Kingdom: A Golden Age of Indonesian History, 1976 Anthony Reid, Southeast Asia in the Age of Commerce, 1450-1680, 1988 Vincent Bevins, The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World, 2020 Eduardo Galeano, Open Veins of Latin America, 1971 Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, Decolonizing the Mind, 1986 Eben Kirksey, Freedom in Entangled Worlds: West Papua and the Architecture of Global Power, 2012 José Ramos-Horta, Funu: The Unfinished Saga of East Timor, 1987 Elizabeth Pisani, Indonesia, Etc.: Exploring the…
People in this episode
Host: Triploi
Topics covered
- Indonesian history
- colonialism
- economic development
- West Papua
- cultural commodification
- global power dynamics
Keywords
- Indonesia
- Majapahit Empire
- colonialism
- West Papua
- Bali
- economic powerhouse
- CIA
- Cold War
- imperialism
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Majapahit Kingdom: A Golden Age of Indonesian History, Southeast Asia in the Age of Commerce, 1450-1680, The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World, Open Veins of Latin America, Decolonizing the Mind, Freedom in Entangled Worlds: West Papua and the Architecture of Global Power, Funu: The Unfinished Saga of East Timor, Indonesia, Etc.: Exploring the Improbable Nation, The Asian Century: Economic and Strategic Implications, Capitalism: A Ghost Story
Places: Indonesia, West Papua, Bali
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