Showing papers by "Benedict R. O'g. Anderson published in 2002"
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01 Jan 2002
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate institutionalized violence in New Order Indonesia and the ongoing legacy Suharto's dictatorship has conferred on the nation, including East Timor, Aceh, Biak, the police, and the Indonesian military.
Abstract: These essays investigate institutionalized violence in New Order Indonesia and the ongoing legacy Suharto's dictatorship has conferred on the nation. The collection includes papers on East Timor, Aceh, Biak, the police, and the Indonesian military, among other topics. -- Cornell University Press
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01 Oct 2002
TL;DR: A friend of mine who watched the funeral cortege passing solemnly along the main streets of Jakarta, had suddenly broken down into sobs as discussed by the authors, but he did not explain why these tears poured down his cheeks.
Abstract: Not long after Bung Karno died [June 21, 1970], I received a letter from a friend. He had been enraged with the Great Leader of the Revolution, and had actively resisted Guided Democracy because he felt that both institutions were authoritarian, had ruined the Indonesian economy, had further impoverished the little man, and had given the Indonesian Communist Party the green light. But in the letter he told me how astonished he had been when, watching Bung Karno's funeral cortege passing solemnly along the main streets of Jakarta, he had suddenly broken down into sobs. My friend did not explain why these tears poured down his cheeks. But I suspected that deep down he loved Bung Karno while at the same time was bitterly disappointed by all that he had done wrong.
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