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This book employs alternative approaches to authoritarianism, power, domination and political identity in contemporary Indonesia. It seeks to clarify the relationship between knowledge and 'real' politics. Drawing upon the thought of Edward Said and Michel Foucault, the text argues that understandings of Indonesian political life are profoundly shaped by particular approaches to culture, tradition, ethnicity, Cold War politics and modernity. Power, domination and the effects of authoritarianism on identity are key areas of discussion in this innovative and topical analysis of Indonesia and the study of its politics.Editorials
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Examining the work of political scientists on Indonesia as a distinct element of postwar American social scientific thought, Philpott (Asian studies, U. of Tasmania) considers the effects of their theoretical assumptions on the current understanding of Indonesian public life. He draws on the thinking of Edward Said and Michel Foucault to argue that the liberal basis of American social science profoundly shapes the understanding of culture, tradition, ethnicity, and modernity in the Pacific Asian country. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
June 1, 2000
Publisher
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2000.
Pages
256
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780312236427