How do historians see the world? And how has history been used by politicians and others in shaping the world around? Peter Carey is the Adjunct Professor at Faculty of Humanities, University of Indonesia and Fellow Emeritus of Trinity College, Oxford. His books include “The Power of Prophecy; Prince Dipanagara and the End of an Old Order in Java, 1785-1855”, “East Timor: Third World Colonialism and the Struggle for National Identity” and “From Burma to Myanmar: Military Rule and the Struggle for Democracy”.

<p>How do historians see the world? And how has history been used by politicians and others in shaping the world around? Peter Carey is the Adjunct Professor at Faculty of Humanities, University of Indonesia and Fellow Emeritus of Trinity College, Oxford. His books include &ldquo;The Power of Prophecy; Prince Dipanagara and the End of an Old Order in Java, 1785-1855&rdquo;, &ldquo;East Timor: Third World Colonialism and the Struggle for National Identity&rdquo; and &ldquo;From Burma to Myanmar: Military Rule and the Struggle for Democracy&rdquo;.</p>

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