Unfinished Nation: Indonesia Before and After Suharto

Unfinished Nation: Indonesia Before and After Suharto
ISBN-10
1844672379
ISBN-13
9781844672370
Category
History
Pages
321
Language
English
Published
2008-05-17
Publisher
Verso Books
Author
Max Lane

Description

Unfinished Nation traces the evolution of Indonesia from its anti-colonial stirrings in the early twentieth century to the lengthy, and eventually victorious, struggle against the dictatorship of President Suharto. In clarifying the often misunderstood political changes that took place in Indonesia at the end of the twentieth century, Max Lane traces how small resistance groups inside Indonesia directed massive political transformation. He shows how the real heroes were the Indonesian workers and peasants, whose sustained mass direct action was the determining force in toppling one of the most enduring dictatorships of modern times. Taking in the role of political Islam, and with considerations on the future of this fragmented country, Unfinished Nation is an illuminating account of modern Indonesian history.

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