Most of the earlier studies on the Indonesian political party, Golkar, tend to view the organization solely as an electoral machine used by the military to legitimize its power. However, this study is different in that it considers Golkar less an electoral machine and more as a political organization which inherited the political traditions of the nominal Muslim parties and the Javanese governing elite pre-1965, before the inauguration of Indonesia’s New Order. Golkar, then, is seen in this book as nominal Islam with a military element that tends to differentiate it from previous political parties in the country. Leo Suryadinata traces the birth, struggle, and emergence of this party so closely identified with Indonesia’s President Suharto. Yet, to claim that Suharto and the military dominate the party is to view Golkar superficially, for the party is also composed of factions of civil servants and the Minister of Security and Defense, as well as several other governmental agencies. A complex and well-detailed cultural history of Indonesia’s most powerful political party, this case study should have wider implications for the study of military behavior in the Third World.

Military Ascendancy and Political Culture: A Study of Indonesia's Golkar (Volume 85) (Ohio RIS Southeast Asia Series)

History

SURYADINATA, LEO

Americas

Ohio University Press

The Culture Of The Chinese Minority In Indonesia

The ethnic Chinese minority in Indonesia is a heterogeneous group. Many have been acculturated and have generated an Indonesian Chinese culture that is unique and yet deeply rooted in Indonesian society. In education, literature and the press, the ethnic Chinese have been largely assimilated into local society. In religion, assimilation has taken on a different form: Chinese minority religions are highly Indonesianized while retaining some Chinese characteristics. Ironically, the success of the ethnic Chinese in the economic field can be attributed not to their acculturation, but to their migrant culture and ethos, as well as the Chinese networks in Southeast Asia and beyond. The ten papers in this book some previously published, all substantially revised and updated to include recent developments adopt a thematic and historical approach in examining the developing of ethnic Chinese culture and society in Indonesia.

The Culture of the Chinese Minority in Indonesia

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Marshall Cavendish Intl

In Peranakan's Search for National Identity, Leo Suryadinata examines how different Peranakans, each prominent in their own cultural and political spheres, sought unique ways to find and establish an identity that was personal as well as significant in the wider context of being Peranakan in Indonesia.

Peranakan's Search for National Identity: Biographical Studies of Seven Indonesian Chinese

Intl Specialized Book Services

Suryadinata (National U. of Singapore) uses the frameworks of foreign policy analysis and political culture to explain the various factors which have contributed to Suharto's foreign policy, the goals of this policy and the means of achieving them. He also discusses the problems and prospects of Indonesia's relations with the ASEAN states, Australia and Papua New Guinea, China, Vietnam, the superpowers, the Middle East and Bosnia, and NAM and APEC. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Indonesia's Foreign Policy Under Suharto: Aspiring to International Leadership

Legal Theory & Systems

A collection of papers written over a 20-year period, presenting analysis and reflections on the political and economic situation of the country and tracing the growth of Indonesia as a nation from the time Surharto took over the reins of government in 1965. Proposes a framework for study of Indonesian politics, and highlights basic factors which dominate the Indonesia political scene, such as the military, Islam, and student unrest. Includes a chapter on the fall of Suharto and the rise of current leader Habibie, and b&w photos of key figures in recent events. The author is a professor in political science at the National University of Singapore. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Interpreting Indonesian Politics

Sociology

Nineteen articles are presented from a June/July 2001 international conference of the same name organized by three academic organizations in Singapore. Contributors were encouraged to adopt a comparative approach with regard to the different populations of ethnic Chinese in the two countries under question or in terms of their changing positions in traditional agricultural society versus modern industrial society. The papers are organized under the broad category headings of population and society; politics, identity, and education; culture and entrepreneurship; religion; and literature. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Ethnic Chinese in Singapore and Malaysia: A Dialogue Between Tradition and Modernity

International Conference on Advances in Structural Dynamics (2000 : Hong Kong, China)

This book comprises a collection of papers written over a 20-year period, presenting the author's analysis and reflections on the political and economic situation of the country and tracing the growth of Indonesia as a nation from the time Suharto took over the reins of government in 1965. The author proposes a framework within which Indonesian politics could be studied, highlighting the basic factors which dominate the Indonesian political scene, such as the role of the military, Islam and the highly active and vocal students, and exploring their political interaction which makes this study so relevant. When the book was being prepared, Suharto was still in power. With the resignation of Suharto as president in May 1998, this book has also included a chapter on the fall of Suharto and the rise of Habibie.

Politics & Government

This book focuses on China's foreign relations with Southeast Asia, with special reference to the ethnic and political dimensions. It deals with the reactions of Southeast Asian governments, especially those of ASEAN, to China's foreign policy; in general, and towards its ethnic Chinese policy; in particular. The position of the 'Overseas Chinese' in the foreign policy of the People's Republic of China and conventional linkages between China and the 'Overseas Chinese' are also examined. In addition, China-ASEAN relations are analysed in order to identify the factors influencing these relations. Important statements, regulations; and treaties regarding China and the ethnic Chinese in Southeast Asia are also included. READERSHIP: Administrators, politicians, ethnologists and those interested in politics, international relations and Ethnic Studies.

China And The Asean States: The Ethnic Chinese Dimension

Chinese And Nation-building In Southeast Asia

Asia

Indonesia's Foreign Policy Under Suharto: Aspiring To International Leadership

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Military Ascendancy and Political Culture: A Study of Indonesia's Golkar (Volume 85) (Ohio RIS Southeast Asia Series)

The Culture of the Chinese Minority in Indonesia

Peranakan's Search for National Identity: Biographical Studies of Seven Indonesian Chinese

Indonesia's Foreign Policy Under Suharto: Aspiring to International Leadership

Interpreting Indonesian Politics

Ethnic Chinese in Singapore and Malaysia: A Dialogue Between Tradition and Modernity

Interpreting Indonesian Politics

China And The Asean States: The Ethnic Chinese Dimension

Chinese And Nation-building In Southeast Asia

Indonesia's Foreign Policy Under Suharto: Aspiring To International Leadership