An intriguing new book from MAI Press presents fresh interpretations of the 1955 Asia-Africa conference in Bandung, Indonesia. The conference hosted a glittering array of international stars, including Sukarno, Nehru, and Zhou Enlai, ensuring headlines in newspapers around the world. Focusing on some under-researched individuals, countries and themes—Lebanon’s Charles Malik, Egypt’s Gamal Abdel Nasser, Japanese intellectuals, Burmese socialists, Australian politicians—the authors demonstrate the historical depth and repercussions of the conference.

Banding 1955: little histories, edited by Antonia Finnane and Derek McDougall, 2010, AU$29.95, ISBN 9781876924737