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020			_a9780745331997 [paperback]
040			_aUniversity of Cebu-Banilad _cUniversity of Cebu-Banilad
100			_aVltchek, Andre, _eauthor.
245			_aIndonesia : _barchipelago of fear / _cAndre Vltchek.
260			_aLondon : _bPluto Press, _cc2012.
300			_aix, 263 pages : _billustration (black and white) ;
336			_2rdacontent _atext
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume
504			_ainclude notes and index.
505			_aContents : 1. Introduction -- 2. From colony to dictatorship --Colonialism -- Independence -- The Sukarno era -- Elites in -- Indonesian history -- The coup of 1965 -- Genocide --The New -- Order -- 3. Extreme capitalism, Indonesian style -- The illusion of economic success -- The collapse of intellectual -- Indonesia --The aftermath of the Asian financial crisis -- A fog of statistics -- Poverty in Indonesia -- Bali --Jakarta Living in Jakarta -- 4. Democracy and human rights The democracy of generals -- How much does their vote really matter? -- After Suharto stepped down -- Giving in to the -- Almighty -- How information is manipulated via the media The legal system Prisons, torture and extra-judicial killings Women's rights -- 5. Jakarta bleeding the islands Racism on the rise while there is no chance for independence -- A neocolonial empire -- Chinese exile -- Genocide in Papua--Timor-Leste -- Aceh -- Kalimantan -- 6. Corruption kills -- Suharto the father of Indonesian corruption -- Mud lake tip of the corruption iceberg? -- Some examples of corruption cases -- If you are corrupt, go all the way -- 7. The environment, plundering of natural resources and consequent natural disasters -- Filth and pollution -- The River Musi and --- Palembang, Sumatra -- North Sumatra -- Aceh after the tsunami -- Kalimantan -- The Norwegian initiative -- 8. Collapse of infrastructure -- Ferries sink -- Airplanes crash -- Terrible roads -- Rotting trains -- City transport problems -- Inadequate services -- 9. Islam -- Getting away with violence -- Getting away with murder: the horror of Cikeusik -- Temanggung Pasuruan -- The West, clerics and Indonesian Islam -- 10.Culture, education and intellectual life -- Education -- The arts -- Artists and intellectuals -- Remembering a lost culture -- 11. Indonesia's position in Southeast Asia -- A big but destitute bully -- A regional victim and victimizer -- The region is benefiting from the Indonesian collapse -- The region benefits from Indonesian corruption -- Run if you can but send money home -- Comparing apples and rotten apples -- 12. Conclusion.
520			_a"This volume is a fascinating and at times unsettling journey into the world's most populous Muslim nation as it struggles to emerge from decades of dictatorship and the plunder of its natural resources. Andre Vltchek brings together more than a decade of investigative journalism in and around Indonesia to chart its recent history" -- Provided by the publisher
521			_aAdult
541			_xLopez, Edilyn _yCollege of Tourism Management _zTourism
546			_aText in English
650			_a2000-2099
650			_aEcology
650			_aHISTORY Asia Southeast Asia
650			_aHistory
650			_aIndonesia
650			_aIndonesia Environmental conditions
650			_aIndonesia History 21st century
650			_aIndonesia Social conditions 21st century
650			_aIndonésie Histoire 21e siècle
650			_aPOLITICAL SCIENCE International Relations General
650			_aSocial conditions
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998			_cRoel [new] _d08/28/2024
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