A Nation in Waiting"" brings the story of contemporary Indonesia right up to date, covering the collapse of the economy, the fall of Suharto, the series of brief subsequent presidencies and the challenges facing the nation in the run-up to the 2004 elections. ""A Naton in Waiting"" lifts the veil on the Indonesia of the 1980s and 1990s and spans a wide variety of contemporary issues to offer a …
This study is executed from the above perspective. It focuses on the manifestations of the striving for a constitutional state in the debates of the Konstituante, as reported in the minutes, and on the obstacles which this endeavour encountered. The two fundamental elements of constitutionalism are legal limits to arbitrary power and a complete political responsibility of the government to the …
Indonesia enters the new millennium at a time of transition. It has experienced several crises - in particular the economic crisis of 1997-98, a severe intensification of its environmental degradation, and more recently the East Timor crisis, the ongoing Aceh demand for independence, the change of government from the autocratic Soeharto regime to one democratically elected and under the leaders…
Combining great learning, interpretative originality, analytical sensitivity, and a charismatic prose style, Clifford Geertz has produced a lasting body of work with influence throughout the humanities and social sciences, and remains the foremost anthropologist in America. His 1980 book Negara analyzed the social organization of Bali before it was colonized by the Dutch in 1906. Here Geertz ap…
Indonesia is experiencing an historic and dramatic shift in political and economic power from the centre to the local level.
This study examines a number of themes underlying the struggle to identify the character and causes of the violence engulfing suthern Thailand's border provinces since 2004. It begins by outlining key representations of the southern problem in Thailand.
In 1988 Burma exploded. In scenes now familiar from recent events in Eastern Europe the people of Burma rose against their government. They were brutally put down on a scale matched only by the Chinese repression at Tiananmen. This was a mass and nationwide expression of outrage at the régime's ruinous economic policies and repressive politics.
In Australian politics today a new free market Right holds the ascendancy in ideas, while Labor and the Left struggle with a crisis of belief. David McKnight makes a compelling argument that the new Right has a radical agenda, not a conservative one. He shows how this drives some of the most vexed issues of our time: overconsumption, work-family balance, immigration and the environment. McKn…
This book contains: 1. The choreography of American politics 2. Polarized politicians 3. Income polarization and the electorate 4. Immigration, income, and the voter's incentive to redistribute 5. Campaign finance and polarization 6. Polarization and public policy 7. Where have you gone, Mr. Sam
Mandate for Change is a blueprint for a new America a book that every American should read as we embark on a new age of leadership.