Autorentext
Donald K. Emmerson, Stanford University, United States

Klappentext

This text presents an accessible introduction to the most significant problems facing Indonesia and raises issues for further investigations. It addresses such questions as: how has Indonesia managed to remain one country?; and is there a truly national Indonesian culture?

Inhalt
Contents Map 1. Indonesian Seas, Islands, and Sites Map 2. Indonesian Peoples and Languages Map 3. Indonesian Provinces and Capitals Map 4. Indonesian Religious Affiliations INDONESIA UNDER SUHARTO Part One: Polity 1. Nation: Making Indonesia 2. Regime: The New Order 3. Regions: Centralization and Resistance Part Two: Economy 4. Development: Achievement and Weakness 5. Markets: The Limits of Reform 6. Conglomerates: All in the Family? Indonesia Part Three: Society 7. Religion: Evolving Pluralism 8. Women: Difference Versus Diversity 9. Expression: Creativity Despite Constraint THE FALL OF SUHARTO AND AFTER Part Four: Transition 10. Exit and Aftermath: The Crisis of 1997-99 11. Voting and Violence: Indonesia and East Timor in 1999