Unfinished Nation Cl

by Lane,Max

• ISBN13: 9781844672363
• ISBN10: 1844672360
• Edition: 00
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-05-17
• Publisher: VERSO

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
Indonesia	p. 11
Counter-revolution	p. 42
Students	p. 60
Memory	p. 91
Plans	p. 116
Aksi	p. 140
Power	p. 177
Aksi (and Politics after Suharto)	p. 202
Political Economy of Aksi	p. 232
Back to the Future: Memory, Class-consciousness, Ideology	p. 246
Conclusion: Aksi, Nation, Revolution	p. 269
Epilogue 2008: Escaping the Conjuncture?	p. 279
Notes	p. 293
Index	p. 303
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