History in Uniform: Military Ideology and the Construction of Indonesia's Past

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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