Indonesia: The Long Oppression - Hardcover

Simons, G.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0333764994 ISBN 13: 9780333764992

Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan, 2000

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Geoff Simons profiles the appalling human-rights record of modern Indonesia, against a history of the country. Brutal repression, the unjust legal system and corrupt nepotism are described, with attention to the independence struggles of the East Timorese and West Papuans. The historical survey includes the anti-colonialist campaign, the role of Sukarno as first president, the Suharto decades, the 1998 appointment of Habibie as third president and the social chaos caused by economic collapse. It also describes how the United States and Britain plotted anti-Sukarno coups , supported 1960s massacres, and protected the despotic Suharto regime.

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GEOFF SIMONS has written wide range of successful books in various subject areas. His work has been translated into a dozen languages and many of his titles appear on university reading lists. Now a freelance author, he was formerly chief editor and managing editor in a major publishing company. He is the author of many highly acclaimed books, including: Libya: The Struggle for Survival, Iraq: From Sumer to Saddam, The United Nations: A Chronology of Conflict, Cuba: from Conquistador to Castro, UN Malaise: Power Problems and Realpolitic, Vietnam Syndrome: Impact on US Foreign Policy and Saudi Arabia.

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• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2000
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0333764994
• ISBN 13: 9780333764992
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 308
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Springer Heidelberg; buchhandel-buch@springer.com; ; Tiergartenstr. 17; Heidelberg; 69121; Deutschland