The Jakarta Method
The Jakarta Method by Vincent Bevinsby Vincent Bevins
Shares rank 28 of 51 history books by recommenders
People recommend it as an exploration of the deliberate destruction of independent third world movements, and as a sad, unsettling account of the killings in Indonesia.
People recommend it as an exploration of the deliberate destruction of independent third world movements, and as a sad, unsettling account of the killings in Indonesia.
4 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 4
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 4 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Explores deliberate destruction of independent third world
“A book 'The Jakarta Method' by Vincent Bevis is a great exploration of those events and similar cases of deliberate destruction of the independent third world.”
Comment from 15 Sep 2026 in “I can't stop thinking about Papua New Guinea” Covers about 1M Indonesians killed
“check out the book "The Jakarta Method" and learn about the ~1M Indonesians killed in this era of Pax Americana”
Comment from 14 Apr 2026 in “Civilization Is Not the Default. Violence Is” Powerful, sad story
“It really knocked me back and was a pretty sad story.”
Comment from 1 May 2026 in “A statement about why RightsCon 2026 will not take place in Zambia”
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| Cadillac Desertby Marc Reisner | 18 | 0 | 100% | 11 | — | Approved |
| The Boxby Marc Levinson | 16 | 0 | 100% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Sapiensby Yuval Noah Harari | 13 | 9 | 59% | 8 | — | — |
| The Jakarta Methodby Vincent BevinsThis page | 4 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 4 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“A book 'The Jakarta Method' by Vincent Bevis is a great exploration of those events and similar cases of deliberate destruction of the independent third world.”
“It really knocked me back and was a pretty sad story.”
“check out the book "The Jakarta Method" and learn about the ~1M Indonesians killed in this era of Pax Americana”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.