Indonesia: The Long Oppression
Published on 9. May 2000
XIX, 289 pages
978-0-333-98284-6 (ISBN)
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Geoff Simons profiles the appalling human-rights record of modern Indonesia, against a history of the country. Brutal repression, the unjust legal system and corrupt nepotism are described, with attention to the independence struggles of the East Timorese and West Papuans. The historical survey includes the anti-colonialist campaign, the role of Sukarno as first president, the Suharto decades, the 1998 appointment of Habibie as third president and the social chaos caused by economic collapse. It also describes how the United States and Britain plotted anti-Sukarno coups , supported 1960s massacres, and protected the despotic Suharto regime.
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GEOFF SIMONS has written wide range of successful books in various subject areas. His work has been translated into a dozen languages and many of his titles appear on university reading lists. Now a freelance author, he was formerly chief editor and managing editor in a major publishing company. He is the author of many highly acclaimed books, including: Libya: The Struggle for Survival, Iraq: From Sumer to Saddam, The United Nations: A Chronology of Conflict, Cuba: from Conquistador to Castro, UN Malaise: Power Problems and Realpolitic, Vietnam Syndrome: Impact on US Foreign Policy and Saudi Arabia.
Content
List of Tables List of Figures Preface Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: THE MODERN REPRESSION The Human Rights Framework The Ethnic Suppression PART II: THE COLONIAL PAST Imperial Ambitions PART III: THE INDEPENDENT REPUBLIC The Sukarno Revolution The Suharto Years The Post-Suharto Era Appendices Notes Bibliography Index
