Power Politics and the Indonesian Military

ISBN-13: 9781138370999 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 304 str.

Damien Kingsbury

Opis

Based on extensive original research, this book examines the role of the military in Indonesian politics. Looking at the role of the military historically, its involvement in politics and also considers how its role might develop.

Recenzje

'deserves a wide audience. Kingsbury's volume is especially helpful since it can either be read as a book or dipped into via its helpful index and glossary as a kind of encyclopaedia.' - ASEASUK News

'As an overview into the role of the Indonesian armed forces both in its military, political and economic activities, Kingsbury's study is a valuable contribution ... .' - Journal of Malaysian Studies

Spis treści

Chapter 1. Introduction  Chapter 2. Context, Continuity and Change  Chapter 3. The Functional Structure of the TNI  Chapter 4. Factions, Reform and Reassertion  Chapter 5. The Political Economy of the TNI  Chapter 6. The More Things Change...

O autorze

Damien Kingsbury is Head of Philosophical, International and Political Studies and Senior Lecturer in International Development at Deakin University, Victoria, Australia. He is the author of several books, including The Politics of Indonesia (2nd ed., 2002), South-East Asia: A Political Profile (2001) and Indonesia: The Uncertain Transition (2001). His main area of work is in political development, in particular in assertions of self-determination.