Unfinished Nation
Indonesia Before and After Suharto
Published on 5. May 2020
320 pages
978-1-78960-395-8 (ISBN)
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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Edition
Ebook UK & RoW
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Reflowable
ISBN-13
978-1-78960-395-8 (9781789603958)
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05/2008
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Person
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.
Content
- Cover Page
- Halftitle Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Indonesia
- 2. Counter-revolution
- 3. Students
- 4. Memory
- 5. Plans
- 6. Aksi
- 7. Power
- 8. Aksi (and Politics after Suharto)
- 9. Political Economy of Aksi
- 10. Back to the Future: Memory, Class-consciousness, Ideology
- Conclusion: Aksi, Nation, Revolution
- Epilogue 2008: Escaping the Conjuncture?
- Notes
- Index
