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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783842503321

Autore

Kingsbury Damien

Titolo

Power politics and the Indonesian military / / Damien Kingsbury

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeCurzon, , 2003

ISBN

1-134-43215-1

1-280-13870-X

9786610138708

0-203-98758-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (299 p.)

Disciplina

322/.5/09598

Soggetti

Indonesia Politics and government 20th century

Indonesia Politics and government 1998-

Indonesia Armed Forces Political activity

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; List of frequently used terms; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The problematic role of the TNI; 2 Context, continuity and change; 3 The functional structure of the TNI; 4 Factions, reform and reassertion; 5 The political economy of the TNI; 6 The more things change ...; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Throughout the postwar history of Indonesia, the military have played a key role in the politics of the country and in imposing unity on a fragmentary state. The collapse of the authoritarian New Order government of President Suharto weakened the state and the armed forces briefly lost their grip on control of the archipelago. However, under President Megawati, the military has again begun to assert itself, and re-impose its heavy hand on control of the state, most notably in the fracturing outer provinces. Based on extensive original research, this book examines the role of the military in In