Making Indonesia

by Daniel S. Lev (Editor), Ruth T. McVey (Editor)

Overview

Dedicated to George McT. Kahin, this collection examines the genesis and evolution of the modern Indonesian nation-state. Essay topics range from the nation's imaginative conception to the Suharto government's political and financial infrastructure. Contributors include F.P. Bunnell, R. McVey, T. Shiraishi, and B. R. O'G. Anderson.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780877277194
Publisher:	Cornell University Press
Publication date:	01/01/1996
Series:	Studies on Southeast Asia , #20
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	201
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Ruth T. McVey is a research associate with the Cornell Modern Indonesia Project at Cornell University.

Editorial Reviews

The concerns of the contributors to this volume vary considerably but each illuminates aspects of Indonesian development during the twentieth century. The wide range of their interests matches those of George Kahin.... It is a fitting way of acknowledging his contribution to Indonesian studies.

Journal of Asian Studies

Provides valuable additions to our understanding of... Indonesian nationalism.

Crossroads

Provides valuable additions to our understanding of... Indonesian nationalism.

-- "Crossroads"

The concerns of the contributors to this volume vary considerably but each illuminates aspects of Indonesian development during the twentieth century. The wide range of their interests matches those of George Kahin.... It is a fitting way of acknowledging his contribution to Indonesian studies.

-- "Journal of Asian Studies"

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