Challenging authoritarianism in Southeast Asia : comparing Indonesia and Malaysia / / edited by Ariel Heryanto and Sumit K. Mandal

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910450441803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : RoutledgeCurzon, , 2003
• ISBN: 1-134-39225-7; 1-280-07520-1; 0-203-20800-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (265 p.)
• Collana: Politics in Asia
• Altri autori (Persone): HeryantoAriel; MandalSumit Kumar
• Disciplina: 320.53/09595; 320.959
• Soggetti: Authoritarianism - Indonesia; Protest movements - Indonesia; Democracy - Indonesia; Authoritarianism - Malaysia; Protest movements - Malaysia; Democracy - Malaysia; Electronic books.; Indonesia Politics and government 1966-1998; Indonesia Politics and government 1998-; Malaysia Politics and government
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-238) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Challenging Authoritarianism in Southeast Asia: Comparing Indonesia and Malaysia; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1 Challenges to authoritarianismin Indonesia and Malaysia; 2 Public intellectuals, media and democratization: Cultural politics of the middle classes in Indonesia; 3 Developing dissent in industrializing localities: Civil society in Penang and Batam; 4 Changing state-labour relations in Indonesia and Malaysia and the 1997 crisis; 5 Islamization and democratization in Malaysia in regional and global contexts; 6 The blessed tragedy: The making of women's activism during the Reformasi years7 Creativity in protest: Arts workers and the recasting of politics and society in Indonesia and Malaysia; Appendix I; Appendix II; Glossary; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Challenging Authoritarianism in Southeast Asia is one of the first substantial comparative studies of contemporary Indonesia and Malaysia, homes to the world's largest Muslim population. Following the collapse of New Order rule in Indonesia in 1998, this book provides an in-depth examination of anti-authoritarian forces in contemporary Indonesia and Malaysia, assessing their problems and prospects. The authors discuss the roles played by women, public intellectuals, arts workers, industrial workers as well as environmental and Islamic activists. They explore how different forms of aut