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Indonesia: The Possible dream former United States ambassador to Indonesia

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Between the China mainland and the Australian continent, 4,000 closely grouped islands form Indonesia, the sixth most populous nation in the world, vastly wealthy in natural and cultural resources, and quite likely the political and strategic ""key- stone"" of Southeast Asia. Yet to most Americans it remains a mysterious and com- plex country.

Achieving independence only in 1949, Indonesia fell physically and ideologi- cally into the power struggle that still torments Asia. To that uncertain, sensitive land in 1958, the U.S. posted Howard Jones as Ambassador. This book records his extraordinary experiences over the next eight years, including his remarkable relationship with Sukarno, then the dynamic and flamboyant leader of Indonesia - a quixotic combination of visionary and petulant, of wise man and fool.

Indonesia's dramatic struggle to achieve stability in the face of fierce internal divisions and of maneuvering by outside forces captured the attention of all major world powers. The eventual explosion and its dramatic aftermath are superbly presented here. There is also a recapitulation of Indonesia's history and culture.

This study-and-memoir interlaces events and personalities to achieve both understanding and immediacy. It is a handsomely informed, consistently readable, and altogether humane book that will add dimension to the knowledge of all who read it.

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Ketersediaan

PMKAA01516

959.8 JON i

Museum KAA (Indonesia)

Tersedia

Informasi Detail

Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

959.8 JON i

Penerbit

Jakarta : Gunung Agung Ltd., 1973

Deskripsi Fisik

xviii, 473 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

0-15-144371-8

Klasifikasi

959.8

Tipe Isi

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Tipe Media

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Tipe Pembawa

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Edisi

cet.2

Subjek

Political history

Info Detail Spesifik

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Pernyataan Tanggungjawab

Howard Palfrey Jones

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