Suharto S Indonesia

Author : John Roosa
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2006-08-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0299220303

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Pretext for Mass Murder by John Roosa Pdf

In the early morning hours of October 1, 1965, a group calling itself the September 30th Movement kidnapped and executed six generals of the Indonesian army, including its highest commander. The group claimed that it was attempting to preempt a coup, but it was quickly defeated as the senior surviving general, Haji Mohammad Suharto, drove the movement’s partisans out of Jakarta. Riding the crest of mass violence, Suharto blamed the Communist Party of Indonesia for masterminding the movement and used the emergency as a pretext for gradually eroding President Sukarno’s powers and installing himself as a ruler. Imprisoning and killing hundreds of thousands of alleged communists over the next year, Suharto remade the events of October 1, 1965 into the central event of modern Indonesian history and the cornerstone of his thirty-two-year dictatorship. Despite its importance as a trigger for one of the twentieth century’s worst cases of mass violence, the September 30th Movement has remained shrouded in uncertainty. Who actually masterminded it? What did they hope to achieve? Why did they fail so miserably? And what was the movement’s connection to international Cold War politics? In Pretext for Mass Murder, John Roosa draws on a wealth of new primary source material to suggest a solution to the mystery behind the movement and the enabling myth of Suharto’s repressive regime. His book is a remarkable feat of historical investigation. Finalist, Social Sciences Book Award, the International Convention of Asian Scholars

Author : Benedict R. O'G. Anderson
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2018-05-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781501719042

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Violence and the State in Suharto's Indonesia by Benedict R. O'G. Anderson Pdf

These essays investigate institutionalized violence in New Order Indonesia and the ongoing legacy Suharto's dictatorship has conferred on the nation. The collection includes papers on East Timor, Aceh, Biak, the police, and the Indonesian military, among other topics.

Author : John H. McGlynn
Publisher : Brill
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : UCSD:31822034653915

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Indonesia in the Soeharto Years by John H. McGlynn Pdf

"During much of Soeharto's thirty-two years of reign as president (1967-1998) Indonesia was seen as a successful test-case in third-world development, a wayward pariah turned into a shining example of modern economic planning and democracy. His New Order government won awards from the United Nations for the country's advances in family planning. The nation's massive development plans won the applause of the World Bank and international financiers. In fact, behind the New Order's benign facade was an intricate web of nepotism, corruption and a persistent and wide-ranging repression of civil liberties, the full scope of which is now just beginning to become apparent." "Indonesia in the Soeharto Years delves into many of the issues and incidents that shaped the nation, from the grim years of 1965 and 1966, up until the nation's first direct election for the president in 2004." "Photographs by many of the nation's top photojournalists and essays by economists, government leaders, journalists, activist and scholars provide unique insights into the politics, culture and history of Indonesia under the New Order." "With the more than fifty short essays, eighty photographic series and extended captions, and 500 historical photographs, this book is an essential document for anyone interested in the politics and culture of modern Indonesia. It is also a publishing milestone; with the work of 125 photographers under one cover, it offers the first-ever comprehensive pictorial look at contemporary Indonesian history."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Retnowati Abdulgani-Knapp
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9812613404

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Soeharto by Retnowati Abdulgani-Knapp Pdf

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Author : John H. McGlynn,Hermawan Sulistyo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015062031425

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Indonesia in the Soeharto Years by John H. McGlynn,Hermawan Sulistyo Pdf

Author : Adam Schwarz,Jonathan Paris
Publisher : Council on Foreign Relations
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0876092474

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The Politics of Post-Suharto Indonesia by Adam Schwarz,Jonathan Paris Pdf

This book responds to the critical need of policymakers, practitioners, and scholars for current research on Indonesia.

Author : Michael R. J. Vatikiotis
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780415205016

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Indonesian Politics Under Suharto by Michael R. J. Vatikiotis Pdf

This revised third edition provides an analysis of Suharto's New Order from its inception to the emergence of B.J. Habibie as President. The author reassesses the New Order's origins and its military roots and evaluates the considerable economic changes that have taken place since the 1960s. He examines Suharto's politics and, in a new chapter, the reasons behind the crisis and Suharto's fall.

Author : Harold A. Crouch
Publisher : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789812309204

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Political Reform in Indonesia After Soeharto by Harold A. Crouch Pdf

Three decades of authoritarian rule in Indonesia came to a sudden end in 1998. The collapse of the Soeharto regime was accompanied by massive economic decline, widespread rioting, communal conflict, and fears that the nation was approaching the brink of disintegration. Although the fall of Soeharto opened the way towards democratization, conditions were by no means propitious for political reform. This book asks how political reform could proceed despite such unpromising circumstances. It examines electoral and constitutional reform, the decentralization of a highly centralized regime, the gradual but incomplete withdrawal of the military from its deep political involvement, the launching of an anti-corruption campaign, and the achievement of peace in two provinces that had been devastated by communal violence and regional rebellion.

Author : Hamish McDonald
Publisher : Fontana Press
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Indonesia
ISBN : UOM:39015004078518

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Suharto's Indonesia by Hamish McDonald Pdf

Author : Keith Loveard
Publisher : Unknown International ISBN Prefixes
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015042909591

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Suharto, Indonesia's Last Sultan by Keith Loveard Pdf

Suharto was one of the world's most enduring rulers - some say dictators. If he was a dictator, he was in many respects a benevolent one. He offered Indonesia a deal by which personal freedoms were restricted in return for a share in economic advancement.

Author : R. E. Elson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2001-11-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0521773261

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Suharto by R. E. Elson Pdf

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Author : David Jenkins
Publisher : Equinox Publishing
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9786028397490

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Suharto and His Generals by David Jenkins Pdf

In writing this monograph I have been guided by two separate but interrelated goals. The first has been to provide an historical-descriptive record of the "challenge" posed to President Suharto within the Armed Forces of the Republic of Indonesia (ABRI) during the period 1975-82 and the debate that developed over ABRI's role in society. Although this debate sprawled across the whole canvas of military involvement in society, it can be said to have focused essentially on two key issues. The first, which was debated with considerable vigor during the period 1977-80, involved ABRI's relations with other social-political groups in society, and in particular the political parties. The center of this debate was the "contradiction" between ABRI's claim to be above all groups in society and the reality of its continuing support for Golkar, the political grouping which held a majority of the seats in the DPR (Parliament). Due largely to the intervention of the president, this debate was resolved in favor of the status quo and by 1980 it appeared unlikely that there would be any substantial changes during the remainder of the Suharto presidency. The second issue, which became of increasing importance after 1980, centered on the appointment of military officers to nonmilitary functions. There were in the mid-1970s more than 20,000 military men serving in a kekaryaan (nonmilitary, or "functional") capacity, as ministers, ambassadors, parliamentarians, senior executives in government corporations, bankers, senior civil servants, university rectors, provincial governors, subdistrict heads, and even village headmen. Answerable to the chief of staff for functional affairs (Kaskar), they acted as "reinforcing rods" to ensure that the bureaucracy was responsive to the commands of those at the top-a role that was not unlike that of the Communist Party in many Communist states. In the view of the critics, ABRI's heavy involvement in kekaryaan activities, although understandable in terms of recent Indonesian history, was excessive and needed to be scaled back. On this front, some government concessions seemed possible, if only because the armed forces were short of manpower. Even so, any cutback in the kekaryaan ABRI was likely to be both slow and from the bottom up, with the commanding heights of the system remaining firmly in the hands of the military leaders.

Author : Michael R. J. Vatikiotis
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Indonesia
ISBN : 0415082803

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Indonesian Politics Under Suharto by Michael R. J. Vatikiotis Pdf

After twenty-five years in power, President Suharto and his New Order government confront a crisis of renewal. The regime, which swept to power in the wake of a military putsch in 1965, has brought enduring stability and economic prosperity to the country, but has shown no inclination to pass the reins of power to the next generation. As a result, pressures for political change are building up. This book offers an informed and balanced analysis of Suharto's new order as it approaches a crucial political juncture. Indonesia's remarkable political stability has for the most part kept the country out of the headlines. Quietly, Indonesia has moved into a strong position just behind other fast-growing economies in the region. Employing widely applauded liberal economic reforms and granting more freedom to the private sector, the government has transformed Indonesia's commodity-dependent economy into a nascent regional industrial dynamo. But now, economic success is running up against domestic political uncertainties. The author reassesses the New Order's fiery origins and its military roots, and evaluates the considerable economic progress achieved under Suharto. He also analyses Suharto himself, a man whose low international profile and uncharismatic style have made him one of the least understood and most intriguing long-serving leaders.

Author : Leo Suryadinata
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish Academic
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015038910884

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Indonesia's Foreign Policy Under Suharto by Leo Suryadinata Pdf

"Using the frameworks of foreign policy analysis and political culture, this book provides an insightful and analytical explanation of Indonesia's foreign policy under Suharto. It examines the various factors which have contributed to Suharto's foreign policy, the goals of this policy and the means of achieving them. It also discusses Indonesia's relations with Asian countries and beyond, identifying their problems and prospects. As Suharto has played a crucial role in directing the policy, special attention has been focused on him. Despite many differences from the Sukarno era, Indonesia's aspiration to international leadership under Suharto remains constant. This is the most up-to-date book dealing with Indonesia's foreign policy under Suharto."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Author : Denise Leith
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2002-10-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0824825667

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The Politics of Power by Denise Leith Pdf

Even as Major General Suharto consolidated his power in the bloodletting of the mid-sixties, Freeport-McMoRan, the American transnational mining company, signed a contract with the new military regime, the first foreign company to do so. Today, in the isolated jungles of West Papua, a region that is increasingly restive under Indonesian rule, Freeport lays claim to the world's largest gold mine and one of its richest and most profitable copper mines. This volume is the first major analysis of the company's presence in Indonesia. It takes a close and detailed look at the changing nature of power relations between Freeport and Suharto, the Indonesian military, the traditional landowners (the Amungme and Kamoro), and environmental and human rights groups. It examines how and why an American company, despite such rigorous home-state laws, was able to operate in West Papua with impunity for nearly thirty years and adapt to, indeed thrive in, a business culture anchored in corruption, collusion, and nepotism.