A Country in Despair

By Cornelis van Dijk, Kees van Dijk, Van Dijk

In late 1997 Indonesia's economy went into a tail-spin, culminating in social and political upheavals that saw Soeharto's resignation in May 1998, and resulting in a succession of presidents as Indonesia entered a period of democratization. These events are well known, even to casual observers, but Kees van Dijk has penned a magnificent account of Indonesia between 1997 and 2000 that fleshes out the story in rich detail and analysis. The volume itself closes as the soon to be ousted President Abdurrahman Wahid is facing two major corruption, collusion, and nepotism (korupsi, kolusi, and nepotisme or KKN) scandals and the political forces are arraying against him.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9067181609
• ISBN13: 9789067181600
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 632 Pages
• Weight: 2.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.4"