Indonesia : a country study / Federal Research Division, Library of Congress ; edited by William H. Frederick and Robert L. Worden.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Frederick, William H.

Worden, Robert L.

Library of Congress. Federal Research Division.

Series:

Area handbook series 1057-5294

DA pam ; 550-39.

Area handbook series, 1057-5294

DA pam / Headquarters, Department of the Army ; 550-39

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indonesia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xlix, 462 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Edition:

Fifth edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Federal Research Division, Library of Congress : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 1993.

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Mode of Access: World Wide Web.

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Contents:

Early history. The spread of Indian civilization ; Indianized empires

The coming of Islam

European intrusions. The United East India Company ; The Dutch on Java, 1619-1755 ; VOC bankruptcy and the British occupation

The Netherlands Indies empire. The Java War and cultivation system ; Dutch expansion in Sumatra and the eastern Archipelago ; Colonial economy and society. 1870-1940

The growth of national consciousness. The ethical policy ; Early political movements ; Sukarno and the nationalist movement

World War II and the struggle for independence. The Japanese occupation, 1942-45 ; The National Revolution, 1945-49

Independence: the first phases, 1950-65. Guided democracy ; Years of living dangerously ; Sukarno's foreign policy ; The coup and its aftermath

The new order under Suharto. The state and economic development ; The Pancasila and political parties ; Territorial continuity: Irian Jaya and east Timor ; Foreign policy under Suharto

The geographic context. Geographic regions ; Climate ; Environmental concerns ; National territory: rights and responsibilities

The emerging framework for the Indonesian nation. Population ; Urbanization ; Migration

Social classes

Religion and worldview. Islam ; Christianity ; Hinduism ; Buddhism

The emerging national culture. Living environments ; Language ; Food, clothing, and popular culture

Sources of local identification. Tradition and multiethnicity ; Javanese ; Sundanese ; Balinese ; Peoples of Sumatra ; Ethnic minorities

Education. Primary and secondary education ; Islamic schools ; Higher education

Health. Services and infrastructure ; Government support ; Traditional and modern health practices ; Acquired immune deficiency syndrome ; Pharmaceuticals ; Public sanitation

Role of government. The politics of economic reform ; Financial reform ; Trade and industrial reform

Government finance. Central government budget ; Monetary and exchange rate policy

Foreign aid, trade, and payments. Aid and trade policies ; Direction of trade

Employment and income

Agriculture. Development trends ; Land use and ownership ; Economic benefits and the transmigration program ; Food crops ; Estate crops ; Livestock ; Fishing ; Forestry

Industry. New order developments ; Foreign inputs ; Small-scale industry ; Regional industrial development

Minerals. Petroleum, liquefied natural gas, and coal ; Other minerals

Infrastructure and services. Transportation ; Post and telecommunications ; Electric power

The political debate

The constitutional framework

The structure of government. Legislative bodies ; The executive ; The judiciary ; Local government

Political culture. Traditional political culture ; Islamic political culture ; Modern political culture ; Pancasila: the state ideology

The political process. Political parties ; Elections ; Political dynamics

The media

Foreign policy. Political considerations ; Human rights and foreign policy ; Participation in ASEAN ; Indonesia, ASEAN, and the third Indochina war ; Relations with neighboring nations ; Relations with East Asia ; Relations with the United States

The pursuit of public order

Historical background

The armed forces in the national life. Political and administrative role ; Participation in the economy ; National defense and internal security ; Defense spending and defense industry ; Personnel ; Leadership transition

Organization and equipment of the armed forces. Administrative and command structure ; Military education ; The army ; The navy ; The air force ; The national police ; Conditions of service ; Women in the armed forces ; Uniforms, ranks, and insignia

Foreign military relations

Security and intelligence agencies

The criminal justice system. Crime and political offences ; Criminal law ; The administration of criminal justice ; The penal system ; Narcotics and counternarcotics operations.

Notes:

"Research completed November 1992."

Revised edition of: Indonesia edited by Frederica M. Bunge, 4th ed. 1983.

Shipping list no.: 1994-0008-P.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-424) and index.

Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.

Description based on print version record.

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Print version: Indonesia.

OCLC:

621953756

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