Indonesia According to the Germans

Coverage of Indonesia’s history from a perspective that is both different and vivid, with a sense of humor that underscores its seriousness.

April 7, 2010

A Gecko for Luck: 18 Years in Indonesia
Author: Horst H. Geerken
Publisher: Books on Demand GmbH (2010)
Paperback: 394 pages (25.4 x 17.8 x 2 cm)

TO Horst H. Geerken, the Dutch were more than brutal and vicious colonial rulers in Indonesia. To him, they were also hypocrites that were condemned and isolated. Geerken likens the Dutch rule of Indonesia to Hitler in Germany after World War II. He argues the three centuries of hard labor, massa

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