16 August 2006

Flag and Nationalism

In Indonesia, every August is the month of festival as a nation-state. It is about the Independence Day of 17 August. Early in the month, or even since late July, the mood of national celebration has, in a way, always been started. Everywhere you go, you will find flag vendors, the stand-by or roving ones. The national flags, the red and white, blow with the wind in every size. There are the outdoor-,...
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