Indonesia Archipelago of Fear

by Vltchek, Andre

• ISBN13: 9780745331997
• ISBN10: 0745331998
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-08-15
• Publisher: PLUTO PRESS

Summary

Indonesia: Archipelago of Fear is a fascinating and at times unsettling journey into the world's most populous Muslim nation as it struggles to emerge from decades of dictatorship and the plunder of its natural resources. *BR**BR*Andre Vltchek brings together more than a decade of investigative journalism in and around Indonesia to chart the recent history of the country, from the revolution which overthrew General Suharto's genocidal dictatorship in 1998 to the present day. He covers the full breadth of the country from Islamic Aceh to mostly Catholic East Timor.*BR**BR*Tracing back Indonesia's current problems to Suharto's coup and the genocide of 1965 and the support given by the West to Suharto Vltchek provides an intimate and deeply humane insight into the hopes and fears of Indonesia's people.

Author Biography

Andre Vltchek is a novelist, filmmaker, and investigative journalist, playwright. He is the author of the novel Point of No Return about war correspondents, and the non-fiction book Oceania which describes neo-colonialism in the South Pacific. He currently lives and works in East Africa, Indonesia, and Japan.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction * 2. From Colony to Dictatorship * 3. Extreme Capitalism * 4. Democracy and Human Rights * 5. Corruption * 6. Collapse of Infrastructure * 7. On the Environment and Natural Disasters * 8. Islam * 9. Culture, Education and Intellectual Life * 10. Indonesia and its Neighbours: A big but destitute bully * 11. Conclusion