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The Indonesian presidency : the shift from personal toward constitutional rule /
"This pioneering study of the Indonesian presidency significantly redefines our understanding of Indonesian politics from independence to the present. Angus McIntyre blends political biography with constitutional history to locate Indonesian leaders within both Indonesian cultural frameworks an...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham :
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,
©2005.
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| Colección: | Asia/Pacific/perspectives.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "This pioneering study of the Indonesian presidency significantly redefines our understanding of Indonesian politics from independence to the present. Angus McIntyre blends political biography with constitutional history to locate Indonesian leaders within both Indonesian cultural frameworks and the global biographical literature on political leaders. The Indonesian Presidency shows how Indonesia's 1945 constitution first provided for the personal rule of presidents Sukarno and Soeharto and then facilitated the shift toward constitutional rule that marked the presidencies of B.J. Habibie, Abdurrahman Wahid, and Megawati Sukarnoputri." "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 |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 301 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-287) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781461604655 1461604656 |