Suchergebnisse

Anhand der veröffentlichten Literatur werden der Putsch vom 1.10.1965 und seine Niederschlagung durch die Truppen unter General Suharto analysiert und interpretiert. Nach einer Darstellung der bekannten Fakten wird auf die unterschiedlichen Interpretationen eingegangen. Die Rolle der USA und Chinas bei den Ereignissen. (DÜI-Sen)

Fic, Victor M.: Anatomy of the Jakarta Coup : October 1, 1965. - New Delhi : Abhinav Publications, 2004 + Enthält Rezension von: Hunter, Helen-Louise: Sukarno and the Indonesian Coup : the untold story. - Westport, Conn. [u.a.] : Praeger Security International, 2007 + Dake, Antonie C.A.: The Sukarno file, 1965-67 : chronology of a defeat. - Leiden [u.a.] : Brill, 2006

Western analysts regularly dismiss Pancasila (the state ideology of Indonesia) as a "self-serving" ideology with which the Indonesian regime justifies the status quo. However, the author takes seriously the New Order regime's determination to design its own policy. He tries to conceptualize this policy in terms that are consistent with some of the ideological concepts used by Indonesians in their self-understanding and analysis and examines the prospects of democratization in post-Soeharto Indonesia. Absence of democracy in Asia is briefly discussed. (DÜI-Sen)