Indonesian Notebook presents a rare compilation of writings, reflections, and contextual documents surrounding the participation of African American author Richard Wright in the 1955 Bandung Conference. Edited by Brian Russell Roberts and Keith Foulcher, the book offers insights into Wright’s encounters in Indonesia, his observations on Afro-Asian political solidarity, and the global signific…
The book discusses the movement's relevance, aspirations as well as strategies .The issues that are dealt with by the contributors are: whether the Asia-African Movement continued to be rel-evant; is the spirit of Bandung still valid; how does the current changed in world politics affect the Movement's stand on certain world issues; will the movement be still politically united in perceiving wo…