A history of modern Indonesia / / Adrian Vickers, The University of Sydney [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Vickers Adrian <1958->
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013
• Edizione: Second edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xviii, 306 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 959.803
• Soggetto geografico: Indonesia History; Indonesia Politics and government
• Classificazione: HIS048000
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 1. Our colonial soil; 2. Cultures of the countryside; 3. 'To assail the colonial machine'; 4. The Revolution; 5. Living in the atomic age; 6. From the old order to the new; 7. Terror and development in happy land; 8. Age of globalisation, age of crisis; Biographies of key figures.
• Sommario/riassunto: Since the Bali bombings of 2002 and the rise of political Islam, Indonesia has frequently occupied media headlines. Nevertheless, the history of the fourth largest country on earth remains relatively unknown. Adrian Vickers' book, first published in 2005, traces the history of an island country, comprising some 240 million people, from the colonial period through revolution and independence to the present. Framed around the life story of Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Indonesia's most famous and controversial novelist and playwright, the book journeys through the social and cultural mores of Indonesian society, focusing on the experiences of ordinary people. In this new edition, the author brings the story up to date, revisiting his argument as to why Indonesia has yet to realise its potential as a democratic country. He also examines the rise of fundamentalist Islam, which has haunted Indonesia since the fall of Suharto.
• Titolo autorizzato: History of modern Indonesia
• ISBN: 1-139-61049-X; 1-107-23553-7; 1-139-61607-2; 1-139-62537-3; 1-139-61235-2; 1-107-25441-8; 1-139-09466-1; 1-139-62165-3; 1-283-94354-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910779589303321
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