Dr. Oliver Crawford (University of Cambridge) – The Languages of Indonesian Socialism
Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, London, United KingdomThe Languages of Indonesian Socialism In the interwar years, Marxism exercised a powerful influence on Indonesian intellectual and political life. The most conspicuous proof of the spread of Marxism was the formation of the Partai Komunis Indonesia (PKI), which was founded in 1920 and openly acknowledged its fidelity to Marx’s principles. Even non-Communist nationalists, such…