| Description |
xxvi, 365 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
The origins of the idea of indonesia -- The new idea : elaboration and contestation -- The construction of Indonesia -- Indonesia in practice -- Rediscovering Indonesia -- Integralist Indonesia -- Towards a modest Indonesia |
| Summary |
"Indonesia, as concept and as nation-state, endures and is, perhaps, beginning once again to thrive. R. E. Elson, one of the leading figures in the field, seeks to discover the origins of the idea of Indonesia in the mid-nineteenth century and explores its often vexed and troubled trajectory through to the present time. He examines why Indonesia exists, against the odds, as a nation-state, and in what different forms it has existed, seeking to explain the nation's character as it has struggled for unity and purpose. The analysis provides a chronological narrative which examines Indonesian politics, its political elites and their relationship with the Indonesian people."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Nationalism -- Indonesia -- History.
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| SUBJECT |
Indonesia -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85065757
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Indonesia -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85065741
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| LC no. |
2007052171 |
| ISBN |
9780521876483 (hbk.) |
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0521876486 (hbk.) |
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