Rethinking Indonesia
Download or Read eBook Rethinking Indonesia PDF written by S. Philpott and published by Springer. This book was released on 2000-09-05 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : S. Philpott |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 255 |
| Release | : 2000-09-05 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780333981672 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0333981677 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (72 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Rethinking Indonesia by : S. Philpott
Book excerpt: This book employs alternative approaches to authoritarianism, power, domination and political identity in contemporary Indonesia. It seeks to clarify the relationship between knowledge and 'real' politics. Drawing upon the thought of Edward Said and Michel Foucault, the text argues that understandings of Indonesian political life are profoundly shaped by particular approaches to culture, tradition, ethnicity, Cold War politics and modernity. Power, domination and the effects of authoritarianism on identity are key areas of discussion in this innovative and topical analysis of Indonesia and the study of its politics.
