Di Balik Pascakolonial: Arsitektur, Ruang Kota dan Budaya Politik di Indonesia

by Abidin Kusno

This book shows how colonial representations have been revived and rearticulated in postcolonial Indonesia. It shows how one might write a political history of postcolonial cultures of the present without neglecting the importance of the colonial past. In the process, it poses serious questions about the relevance of contemporary postcolonial theory and criticism for the analysis and understanding of postcolonial states.

Genres: Architecture, History

229 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2000

Reviews

[Nita Valentin · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a rather interesting book. There was no mention of psychoanalysis everywhere in this book and yet it is present in every argument. Abidin Kusno in this book attempted to link the imagination of a postcolonial nation with the architectural discourse. What he found was that the dominant architectural discourse of Indonesia was formed by the socio-political condition it was in. The construction of "Indonesian architecture" was informed by both colonial production of "tradition" and "indigenous" as well as notions of modernity.

[Windry · Rating 4 out of 5]

buku ini bercerita bagaimana politik mampu mempengaruhi bentuk arsitektur yang lahir pada masanya. sangat menarik mengetahui bahwa bangunan-bangunan di sekitar kita ternyata berbau politik dan ada untuk mendikte pola hidu kita, tanpa kita sadari!

[Boghel · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think, this book give a really good brief description and understanding about phenomena of architecture, modernity and urbanism in Indonesia which influence by Indonesian political background after National Independence's day.