Indonesia : Towards Democracy / Taufik Abdullah.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Abdullah, Taufik, author.

Contributor:

Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, issuing body.

Series:

History of Nation Building

History of nation-building series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democratization--Indonesia.

Democratization.

Democracy--Indonesia.

Democracy.

Indonesia--Politics and government--1998-.

Indonesia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxi, 640 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book traces the beginning of the process of nation-formation, the struggle for independence, the hopeful beginning of the new nation-state of Indonesia only to be followed by hard and difficult ways to remain true to the ideals of independence. In the process Indonesia with its sprawling archipelago and its multi-ethnic and multi-religious nation has to undergo various types of crisis and internal conflicts, but the ideals that have been nurtured since the beginning when a new nation began to be visualized remain intact. Some changes in the interpretation may have taken place and some deviations here and there can be noticed but the literal meaning of the ideals continues to be the guiding light. In short this is a history of a nation in the continuing effort to retain the ideals of its existence.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface / Abdullah, Taufik

Introduction / Gungwu, Wang

Chapter One. The Formation of a Multi-ethnic Nation

Chapter Two. War, Revolution, and the Nation State

Chapter Three. Democracy and Problems of Integration

Chapter Four. National Identity in a Revolutionary State

Chapter Five. National Values in the Pancasila Democracy

Chapter Six. The Greedy State and Its Nemeses

Chapter Seven. Epilogue

Chronology

Selected Bibliography

Index

THE AUTHOR

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Nov 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 583-599) and index.

ISBN:

9789812303653

9812303650

9789812305619

9812305610

OCLC:

748241732