Official history in modern Indonesia : : New Order perceptions and counterviews / / by Michael Wood.

Dealing with New Order perceptions of the past this study gives insights into how the past can be used for purposes of national-building and regime legitimization and into the nature of the New Order. The Suharto regime created a coherent history that is reflected in recent archaeological and histor...

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Superior document:Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East and Asia, v. 99
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Year of Publication:2005
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East and Asia ; v. 99.
Physical Description:1 online resource (247 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Note on Orthography and Sources
  • Preface
  • Chapter One: Using the Past
  • Chapter Two: Heroes and Golden Ages-The Hindu-Buddhist, Islamic and Colonial Past
  • Chapter Three: Revolutions and Coups-The New Order and Modern Indonesian History
  • Chapter Four: Histories in Waiting-Counterviews to the New Order's Version of the Past
  • Chapter Five: Conclusion
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index.