History in Uniform: Military Ideology and the Construction of Indonesia's Past
- ISBN-10
- 9971693607
- ISBN-13
- 9789971693602
- Category
- Civil-military relations
- Pages
- 356
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
- Publisher
- NUS Press
- Author
- Katharine E. McGregor
Description
Under the New Order regime (1967-98), the Indonesian military sought to monopolise the production of official history and control its contents. The goal was to validate the political role of the armed forces, condemn communism and promote military values. A detailed examination of the Indonesian military's image-making under Suharto.
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