Power politics and the Indonesian military / / Damien Kingsbury

• Autore: Kingsbury Damien
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeCurzon, , 2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (299 p.)
• Disciplina: 322/.5/09598
• Soggetto geografico: Indonesia Politics and government 20th century; Indonesia Politics and government 1998-; Indonesia Armed Forces Political activity
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Power politics and the Indonesian military
• ISBN: 1-134-43215-1; 1-280-13870-X; 9786610138708; 0-203-98758-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450973003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II