Indonesian Politics Under Suharto: The Rise and Fall of the New Order

by Michael R J Vatikiotis

Overview

This revised third edition provides an analysis of Suharto's New Order from its inception to the emergence of B.J. Habibie as President. The author reassesses the New Order's origins and its military roots and evaluates the considerable economic changes that have taken place since the 1960s. He examines Suharto's politics and, in a new chapter, the reasons behind the crisis and Suharto's fall.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415205023
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/15/1998
Series:	Politics in Asia
Edition description:	3RD
Pages:	268
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Michael Vatikiotis is Bureau Chief in Malaysia and ASEAN correspondent for the Far Eastern Review.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Suharto; Chapter 2 Order and Development; Chapter 3 Two Functions, One Purpose; Chapter 4 New Order Society; Chapter 5 Towards an Islamic Identity; Chapter 6 Succession Stalks Suharto; Chapter 7 Dragon Apparent or Rogue Tiger?; Chapter 8 Democracy on Hold; Chapter 9 The Fragile State; Chapter 10 Endgame;