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Rethinking Indonesia
Simon Philpott
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Description for Rethinking Indonesia
Hardback. Authoritarianism, power, domination and political identity in 1990s Indonesia are examined here. The author seeks to clarify the relationship between knowledge and "real" politics. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMN; HBTQ; HBTR; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 475.
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.
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.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
Number of Pages
234
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333761113
SKU
V9780333761113
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99-15
About Simon Philpott
SIMON PHILPOTT is coordinator of Asian Studies at the University of Tasmania.
Reviews for Rethinking Indonesia
'In the space opened by Said's Orientalism comes Philpott's Rethinking Indonesia. Demonstrating powerfully that the production of our knowledge about South East Asia and Indonesia imbibes the concerns of European identity, American social science, and a variety of historical and political confluences bearing upon the inquiry, Philpott radically re-orients conventional approaches to area studies and ensures that the idea of ... Read more