Shared Hopes, Separate Fears
Shared Hopes, Separate Fears

Author: Paul F Gardner

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-05-20

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 0429965893

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This book traces the often tumultuous history of U.S.-Indonesian relations as experienced by those who witnessed and shaped it. Gardner, himself a first-hand observer, draws on interviews, personal papers, and recently declassified documents to provide an intimate view of the aspirations, insights, and acts of courage that built the U.S.-Indonesian

Indonesia: the Possible Dream
Indonesia: the Possible Dream

Author: Howard Palfrey Jones

Publisher:

Published: 1971

Total Pages: 512

ISBN-13:

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Study of the political leadership of sukarno in the struggle for independence in Indonesia, and the role of USA therein, from 1958 to 1966 - covers the respective roles of the nationalist and communist political partys, political problems, foreign policy, international relations, the role of UN, historical and geographical aspects, etc.

The New Cambridge History of American Foreign Relations
The New Cambridge History of American Foreign Relations

Author: William Earl Weeks

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2013-05-13

Total Pages: 397

ISBN-13: 0521763622

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This book explores the conditions of international relations from the end of WWII to the present, focusing on the American determination to provide world leadership.

The New Cambridge History of American Foreign Relations: Volume 4, Challenges to American Primacy, 1945 to the Present
The New Cambridge History of American Foreign Relations: Volume 4, Challenges to American Primacy, 1945 to the Present

Author: Warren I. Cohen

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2013-05-13

Total Pages: 397

ISBN-13: 1316175626

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Since their first publication, the four volumes of the Cambridge History of American Foreign Relations have served as the definitive source for the topic, from the colonial period to the Cold War. The fourth volume of the updated edition explores the conditions in the international system at the end of World War II, the American determination to provide leadership, and the security dilemma each superpower posed for the other. This revised and expanded edition incorporates recent scholarship and revelations, carrying the narrative through the years following the end of the Cold War into the administration of Barack Obama. The character of the American political system is explored, including the separation of political powers and the role of interest groups that prompted American leaders to exaggerate dangers abroad to enhance their domestic power. This new edition examines the conditions in the international system from the end of World War II to the present, focusing on the American determination to provide world leadership.

The Indonesian Presidency
The Indonesian Presidency

Author: Angus McIntyre

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 0742538273

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"This important study elevates the personalities of Sukarno and Soeharto into key explanatory factors for the character of their "Guided Democracy" and "New Order" regimes, respectively. The broad shift since 1998 from personal to constitutional rule has its personal counterpoint in the relationship between Megawati and her father, which makes this unique blend of history and biography a powerful tool for understanding the Indonesian presidency."--Jacket.

Demokrasi
Demokrasi

Author: Hamish McDonald

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Published: 2015-01-06

Total Pages: 271

ISBN-13: 1466879262

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Indonesia, a nation of thousands of islands and almost 250 million people, straddles the junction of the Pacific and Indian oceans. Current President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has presided over 6 per cent average yearly growth of its economy, to surpass $1 trillion. If this rate continues, Indonesia will join the world's ten biggest economies in a decade or so, just behind the so-called BRIC countries. The much-discussed recent documentary The Act of Killing revived some of its darker past, and Barack Obama's reminiscences about the childhood years he spent there briefly shone the spotlight on a country many Americans know little about. Yet as Indonesia approaches its 2014 parliamentary and presidential elections, its future is wide open. Though the largest Muslim nation by population, it remains a receiver of wisdom from the Arab world, rather than a messenger of multi-religious tolerance. Its pursuit of trade agreements with Japan and South Korea have burnished its economic ambitions, but its diplomacy is long on so-called "soft power," and short on sanctions or force. So what does the future hold for this pivotal place? Award-winning Asia-Pacific journalist Hamish McDonald's Demokrasi is an accessible and authoritative introduction to the modern history and politics of this fascinating country.

At Home Abroad
At Home Abroad

Author: John Bresnan

Publisher: Equinox Publishing

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 9793780347

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In 1953, as part of the Eisenhower/Dulles response to Senator Joseph McCarthy's charges of security risks in its staff, John Bresnan was fired from the U.S. foreign service. This turned out to be a blessing is disguise as he was quickly hired by the Ford Foundation in its New York headquarters, and in 1961 was appointed Assistant Representative to Indonesia. Four years later, Bresnan was given another assignment: close the office. What follows is a personal recollection of the philanthropic work by the Ford Foundation during a critical period of development for the country. It details the Ford Foundation's successes and failures as well as his relationships with a wide array of characters: from John D. Rockefeller III to Soedjatmoko, from McGeorge Bundy to the Sultan of Yogyakarta. Based on extensive research in the archives of the Ford Foundation as well as personal files, At Home Abroad is an engaging insight into the inner workings of one of the largest philanthropic organizations and their mission in the developing world. This book should be required reading for anyone interested in the role of American philanthropy overseas. JOHN BRESNAN was Assistant Representative of the Ford Foundation in Indonesia from 1961 to 1965, Representative there from 1969 to 1973, and Head of the Office for Asia and the Pacific at Ford's headquarters in New York from 1973 to 1982. Since then, he has been a Senior Research Scholar at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute at Columbia University, where he has written and edited books on Indonesia, the Philippines, and Southeast Asia that were published by Columbia University Press, Princeton University Press, and the Council on Foreign Relations.