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Record Nr.

UNINA9910162721803321

Titolo

Indonesia / / Noah Berlatsky, book editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Farmington Hills, Mich. : , : Greenhaven Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, , 2014

ISBN

0-7377-7013-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (188 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps

Collana

Genocide and persecution

Altri autori (Persone)

CribbR. B

Disciplina

959.803/5

Soggetti

Political atrocities - Indonesia

Indonesia History Coup d'etat, 1965 Sources

Indonesia Politics and government 1950-1966 Sources

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Overview of the 1965 killings in Indonesia / Robert Cribb -- Lieutenant Colonel Untung declares the September 30 coup / Untung Syamsuri -- An anti-communist policy for Indonesia is presented to the Covert Oversight Committee /  State Department -- US diplomats formulate anti-communist response to September 30 incident / Marshall Green -- A catalogue of anti-communist violence in East Java /  Anonymous -- Sukarno is forced from power / Ottawa Citizen -- Suharto dies / Shawn Donnan and John Aglionby -- PKI survivors still face stigma in Indonesia /  Alexandra di Stefano Pironti -- Indonesia still struggles to confront the events of 1965 / Endy Bayuni -- The Communist PKI were a violent threat in 1965 / Francis J. Galbraith -- The Communist PKI were not a violent threat in 1965 / Ruth McVey and Benedict R. Anderson -- The US supplied lists of communists which aided the 1965 Indonesian massacre / Kathy Kadane -- The US did not supply lists of communists to the indonesian government / Michael Wines -- The massacre of the PKI was exaggerated / Richard Cabot Howland -- The 1965 killings constituted genocide / Robert Cribb -- Suharto was a thoughtful and effective leader, despite flaws /  Richard Wolcott -- Suharto was a corrupt tyrant who damaged Indonesia / John Gittings -- Indonesia still struggles with the historical memory of the 1965 genocide / Adrian Vickers and Katharine McGregor -- An Indonesian Catholic recalls his experiences as an anti-Communist before 1965 /



Jusuf Wanandi -- A Western observer describes the violence of 1965 / John Hughes -- A Indonesian émigré describes the tensions around communism in 1965 and after / Pipit Rochijat -- Indonesians recount their role in the 1965 massacres / Anthony Deutsch -- An Indonesian writer describes his imprisonment following 1965 / Pramoedya Ananta Toer -- Glossary -- Organizations to contact -- Bibliography of primary documents -- For further research -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Examines the historical background and provides a look at the causes, events, and aftermath of the 1965 mass killings in Indonesia.