Bandung 1955: Little Histories
By (Author) Antonia Finnane
By (author) Derek McDougall
Monash Asia Institute
Monash Asia Institute
15th August 2010
Australia
General
Non Fiction
Cultural studies
History and Archaeology
Ethnic studies / Ethnicity
320.917165
178
Width 155mm, Height 230mm
302g
The Bandung Conference was one of the great political events of the 1950s. More than half a century after the first great gathering of heads of independent Asian and African countries, this book presents some new and unusual perspectives on the history of the conference. Focusing on some under-researched individuals, countries and themes -- Lebanon's Charles Malik, Egypt's Gamal Abdel Nasser, Japanese intellectuals, Burmese socialists, Australian politicians -- the authors demonstrate the historical depth and repercussions of the conference.