United States Policy Towards Indonesia in the Truman and Eisenhower Years

United States Policy Towards Indonesia in the Truman and Eisenhower Years
Author: A. Roadnight
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2002-06-19
Genre: History
ISBN: 1403913943

This analysis of US policy towards Indonesian nationalism concludes that Truman's support for independence was based on his Cold War priorities and not principled backing for self-determination. It reveals how Eisenhower's New Look led to a disastrous CIA-backed intervention in 1957-58 and propelled Indonesia towards the Soviet bloc. Exposing the extent of Australian influence on US policy, this account reveals how the personal prejudices of Eisenhower and John Foster Dulles undermined the notion of rational policymaking.

Rifle Reports

Rifle Reports
Author: Mary Margaret Steedly
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2013-04-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 0520274873

Introduction : the outskirts of the nation -- The golden bridge -- Buried guns -- Imagining independence -- Eager girls -- Sea of fire -- Letting loose the water buffaloes -- The memory artist -- Conclusion : the sense of an ending.

Born in Fire

Born in Fire
Author: Colin Wild
Publisher:
Total Pages: 260
Release: 1986
Genre: History
ISBN:

Verzameling artikelen over de ontwikkeling van Indonesië van Nederlandse kolonie tot onafhankelijke staat

The Military and Democracy in Indonesia

The Military and Democracy in Indonesia
Author: Angel Rabasa
Publisher: Rand Corporation
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2002-12-13
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0833034022

The military is one of the few institutions that cut across the divides of Indonesian society. As it continues to play a critical part in determining Indonesia's future, the military itself is undergoing profound change. The authors of this book examine the role of the military in politics and society since the fall of President Suharto in 1998. They present several strategic scenarios for Indonesia, which have important implications for U.S.-Indonesian relations, and propose goals for Indonesian military reform and elements of a U.S. engagement policy.

Indonesia's Economy Since Independence

Indonesia's Economy Since Independence
Author: Kian Wie Thee
Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Total Pages: 326
Release: 2012
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9814379638

This book contains a collection of papers on various aspects of Indonesia's economic and its industrial development. It discusses the early independence period in the 1950s; the Soeharto era (1966-1998); and the ensuing two economic crises, namely the Asian Financial Crisis of 1997/98 and the Global Financial Crisis of 2008.

Authoritarian Modernization in Indonesia's Early Independence Period

Authoritarian Modernization in Indonesia's Early Independence Period
Author: Farabi Fakih
Publisher: Verhandelingen Van Het Koninkl
Total Pages: 295
Release: 2020
Genre: History
ISBN: 9789004404748

In 'Authoritarian Modernization in Indonesia?s Early Independence Period', Farabi Fakih offers a historical analysis of the foundational years leading to Indonesia?s New Order state (1966-1998) during the early independence period. The study looks into the structural and ideological state formation during the so-called Liberal Democracy (1950-1957) and Sukarno?s Guided Democracy (1957-1965). In particular, it analyses how the international technical aid network and the dominant managerialist ideology of the period legitimized a new managerial elite. The book discusses the development of managerial education in the civil and military sectors in Indonesia. The study gives a strongly backed argument that Sukarno?s constitutional reform during the Guided Democracy period inadvertently provided a strong managerial blueprint for the New Order developmentalist state.

Heirs to World Culture

Heirs to World Culture
Author: M.H.T. Sutedja-LIem
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 547
Release: 2012-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9004253513

This volume brings together new scholarship by Indonesian and non-Indonesian scholars on Indonesia’s cultural history from 1950-1965. During the new nation’s first decade and a half, Indonesia’s links with the world and its sense of nationhood were vigorously negotiated on the cultural front. Indonesia used cultural networks of the time, including those of the Cold War, to announce itself on the world stage. International links, post-colonial aspirations and nationalistic fervour interacted to produce a thriving cultural and intellectual life at home. Essays discuss the exchange of artists, intellectuals, writing and ideas between Indonesia and various countries; the development of cultural networks; and ways these networks interacted with and influenced cultural expression and discourse in Indonesia. With contributions by Keith Foulcher, Liesbeth Dolk, Hairus Salim HS, Tony Day, Budiawan, Maya H.T. Liem, Jennifer Lindsay, Els Bogaerts, Melani Budianta, Choirotun Chisaan, I Nyoman Darma Putra, Barbara Hatley, Marije Plomp, Irawati Durban Ardjo, Rhoma Dwi Aria Yuliantri and Michael Bodden.

Colonialism and Cold War

Colonialism and Cold War
Author: Robert J. McMahon
Publisher:
Total Pages: 352
Release: 1981
Genre: History
ISBN:

McMahon looks closely at one area where American diplomacy played an important role in the end of the European imperial order--Indonesia--placing America's later policy in Indochina, in historical context.