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"An entertaining and thought-provoking portrait of Indonesia: a rich, dynamic, and often maddening nation awash with contradictions. Jakarta tweets more than any other city on earth, but 80 million Indonesians live without electricity and many of its communities still share in ritual sacrifices. Declaring independence in 1945, Indonesia said it would 'work out the details of the transfer of power etc. as soon as possible.' With over 300 ethnic groups spread across 13,500 islands, the world's fourth most populous nation has been working on that 'etc.' ever since. Bewitched by Indonesia for…
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7 editions · 2 languages- Other · English · 2015Granta Books · 416 pages · 9781847086556
- Other · English · 2015Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W. · 416 pages · 9780393351279
- Other · English · 2014Granta · 404 pages · 9781847086549
- Other · English · 2014Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W. · 416 pages · 9780393244281
- Other · English · 2014Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W. · 416 pages · 9780393247114
- Other · English · 2014W.W. Norton & Company · 404 pages · 9780393088588
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