
Unfinished Nation
Indonesia Before and After Suharto
Max Lane(Author)
Verso Books (Publisher)
Published on 17. May 2008
Book
Hardback
312 pages
978-1-84467-236-3 (ISBN)
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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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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 165 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
642 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84467-236-3 (9781844672363)
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Max Lane was a Lecturer in Asian Studies at the University of Sydney until 2008 and will soon be based in the Department of Malay Studies, National University of Singapore. In addition to numerous academic publications, he has actively supported political change in Indonesia since the mid-1970s, and has translated work by the acclaimed Indonesian novelist Pramoedya Ananta Toer.