BURNING BOOK HISTORY

Writer Ayu Utami speaks during a discussion related to the demolition of history books in Jakarta, August 8, 2007. The dialogue held by book lovers and democratic society discusses their disapproval to government's decision in burning history books for schools as the action is considered as a terror to those who would like to write a book in a different perspective with the country's ruler. FOTO ANTARA/Prasetyo Utomo/mes/ox/07.

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