History in Uniform: Military Ideology and the Construction of Indonesia's PastUnder the New Order regime (1967-98), the Indonesian military sought to monopolise the production of official history and control its contents. The goal was to validate the political role of the armed forces, condemn communism and promote military values. A detailed examination of the Indonesian military's image-making under Suharto. |
Contents
Analysing Constructions of Indonesias Past | 1 |
History in the Service of an Authoritarian | 20 |
Nugroho Notosusanto and the Beginnings | 39 |
History in Defence of the New Order Regime | 61 |
Consolidating Military Unity | 111 |
Promoting the Military and Dual Function | 141 |
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History in Uniform: Military Ideology and the Construction of Indonesia's Past Katharine E. McGregor No preview available - 2007 |
History in Uniform: Military Ideology and the Construction of Indonesia’s Past Katharine McGregor No preview available - 2007 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | History in Uniform: Military Ideology and the Construction of Indonesia's Past Southeast Asia publications series |
| Author | Katharine E. McGregor |
| Publisher | NUS Press, 2007 |
| ISBN | 9971693607, 9789971693602 |
| Length | 330 pages |
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