Born into a boxing family, Nico Thomas followed in the footsteps of Ellyas Pical to become an Indonesian boxer with a world title.

Javanese women were often portrayed as beautiful but empty-headed. This book shows that the notion is wrong and needs to be revised.

Boedi Oetomo's spirit of change provided momentum for women to participate more in the public sphere.

Suspected of being Republican supporters and guerrillas, dozens of residents of Tambun Angke, Bekasi were brutally massacred by Dutch soldiers.

Many soldiers in Purworejo in the past hailed from this village. Their ancestors came from Africa.

Allied troops from the British India Army chose to desert to Indonesia. They were moved by a sense of camaraderie as fellow Muslims.

A story of the renowned of Toraja coffee. Introduced by the people of Gowa but planted in Toraja, it turned into a worldwide favorite.

A Dutch shipping company took control of the shipping networks in Nusantara. KPM played a role in establishing the colonial state.

Frans Kaisiepo went into politics because of his teacher from Java. He played a role in the integration of Papua into Indonesia.

Japanese soldiers refused to hand over their weapons. Dr. Kariadi's death triggered the Five-Day Battle of Semarang eventually broke out.

A young Korean man and four former Japanese soldiers joined the force of Indonesian freedom fighters. They were executed by Dutch soldiers.

Pollution has been of Batavia's persistent issues. Java's other cities are also polluted. Pollution have been causing many diseases.

Forests have been exposed to destruction for a very long time. Efforts to regulate forests have failed to curb the rate of deforestation.

The desire to develop science as an instrument of colonial power resulted in two scientific expeditions at the Dutch East Indies Sea.

In between his administrative duties, Raffles paved his way to be a renown naturalist.