Opposing Suharto: Compromise, Resistance, and Regime Change in Indonesia

By Edward Aspinall

Book Overview

Opposing Suharto presents an account of democratization in the world's fourth most populous country, Indonesia. It describes how opposition groups challenged the long-time ruler, President Suharto, and his military-based regime, forcing him to resign in 1998. The book's main purpose is to explain how ordinary people can bring about political change in a repressive authoritarian regime.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804748454
• ISBN13: 9780804748452
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 0.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"