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Sena, Wildan Sena (2015)

Vision for the Future: The Bandung Conference 1955

Master thesis | History (MA)

Held on 18-24 April 1955, the Bandung Conference became a watershed in international and diplomatic history. Described by President Sukarno of Indonesia as “the first intercontinental conference of colored peoples in the history of mankind”, it marked what Nehru described as “the political emergence of over half the world’s population in world affairs”. Many scholars have attempted to discuss the history and legacy of this conference, yet there is still no comprehensive studies that present the complexity of the Bandung Conference. The thesis attempts to examine the roots, moments and legacies of the Bandung Conference. It investigates how did the concept of the Bandung Conference emerge and present itself as a vision during the Cold War. It also discusses the discourse, dispute and result of the conference and to what extent did the Bandung Conference have implications for the Asian and African countries and international politics.

Author

Sena, Wildan Sena

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation

Colonial and Global History

Supervisors

Lindblad, J. Th.

ECTS Credits

30

Language

en