The idea of Indonesia : a history / R.E. Elson.
2008
DS638 .E57 2008 (Mapit)
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Title
The idea of Indonesia : a history / R.E. Elson.
ISBN
9780521121088 (pbk.)
0521121086 (pbk.)
9780521876483
0521876486
0521121086 (pbk.)
9780521876483
0521876486
Publication Details
Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Language
English
Description
xxvi, 365 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Call Number
DS638 .E57 2008
Dewey Decimal Classification
959.8
Summary
"Indonesia, as concept and as nation-state, endures and is, perhaps, beginning once again to thrive. R. E. Elson, one of the leading figures in the field, seeks to discover the origins of the idea of Indonesia in the mid-nineteenth century and explores its often vexed and troubled trajectory through to the present time. He examines why Indonesia exists, against the odds, as a nation-state, and in what different forms it has existed, seeking to explain the nation's character as it has struggled for unity and purpose. The analysis provides a chronological narrative which examines Indonesian politics, its political elites and their relationship with the Indonesian people."--BOOK JACKET.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
The origins of the idea of indonesia
The new idea : elaboration and contestation
The construction of Indonesia
Indonesia in practice
Rediscovering Indonesia
Integralist Indonesia
Towards a modest Indonesia.
The new idea : elaboration and contestation
The construction of Indonesia
Indonesia in practice
Rediscovering Indonesia
Integralist Indonesia
Towards a modest Indonesia.