Title Indonesia : an introduction to contemporary traditions / Ian Chalmers

Published South Melbourne : Oxford University Press, 2006 2006

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Description xvii, 341 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm regular print Contents Chapter 1: Traditions in Indonesian Cultural Life. --Chapter 2: The Politics of Ethnicity. --Chapter 3: Centre-Regional Relations. --Chapter 4: Religious Life in the Indonesian Nation-State. --Chapter 5: Language and Nationalism. --Chapter 6: Civil-Military Relations. --Chapter 7: The Political Economy of Development. --Chapter 8: The Struggle for Democracy. Conclusion Renewal with Indonesian Traditions Summary Explores the social and cultural dynamics of political change in Indonesia since the mid-1990s. Within an historical framework, the book examines a number of traditions which prevail in Indonesian societies and culture and analyses their contemporary relevance. Carefully chosen and detailed maps explain Indonesia's complex religious and ethnic affiliations. Each chapter addresses the major debates and controversies in Indonesian Studies, allowing students to develop a 'deeper' understanding of the complex cultural norms of Indonesian societies. Features: Comprehensive, the book summarises the main features of Indonesian societies and cultures, arranged in thematic chapters Notes Includes index Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-325) and index Audience For tertiary students Subject Ethnology -- Indonesia. SUBJECT Indonesia -- Politics and government http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85065757 -- 1989- Indonesia -- Social life and customs http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008115476 -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012476 Indonesia -- Social life and customs http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008115476 -- 21st century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012478 Indonesia -- Social conditions http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008115463 -- 21st century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012478 Indonesia -- Politics and government http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85065757 -- 21st century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012478 LC no. 2006365901 ISBN 9780195515473 0195515471

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