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A New Criminal Type in Jakarta: Counter-Revolution Today
James T. Siegel
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Description for A New Criminal Type in Jakarta: Counter-Revolution Today
Paperback. Examining the links between the concept of criminality and scandal, rumour, fear, and the state, this book analyses daily life in Jakarta through the seemingly disparate and strongly connected elements of family life, gossip, and sensationalist journalism. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMN; HBJF; HBLW3; JFC; JKV; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 235 x 14. Weight in Grams: 268.
In A New Criminal Type in Jakarta, James T. Siegel studies the dependence of Indonesia’s post-1965 government on the ubiquitous presence of what he calls criminality, an ensemble of imagined forces within its society that is poised to tear it apart. Siegel, a foremost authority on Indonesia, interprets Suharto’s New Order—in powerful contrast to Sukarno’s Old Order—and shows a cultural and political life in Jakarta controlled by a repressive regime that has created new ideas among its population about crime, ghosts, fear, and national identity.
Examining the links between the concept of criminality and scandal, rumor, fear, and the state, ... Read more
In A New Criminal Type in Jakarta, James T. Siegel studies the dependence of Indonesia’s post-1965 government on the ubiquitous presence of what he calls criminality, an ensemble of imagined forces within its society that is poised to tear it apart. Siegel, a foremost authority on Indonesia, interprets Suharto’s New Order—in powerful contrast to Sukarno’s Old Order—and shows a cultural and political life in Jakarta controlled by a repressive regime that has created new ideas among its population about crime, ghosts, fear, and national identity.
Examining the links between the concept of criminality and scandal, rumor, fear, and the state, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822322412
SKU
V9780822322412
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About James T. Siegel
James T. Siegel is Professor of Anthropology and Asian Studies at Cornell University and author of numerous books, including Solo in the New Order: Language and Hierarchy in an Indonesian City and Fetish, Recognition, Revolution.
Reviews for A New Criminal Type in Jakarta: Counter-Revolution Today
“James T. Siegel tells the story of a nation not able to contain its revolution and makes us feel the pathos of its aftermath. This special book challenges any market-optimistic approach to the understanding of Indonesia and non-Western societies in general.”—Rudolf Mrázek, University of Michigan “The mastermind Suharto conducts his murderous regime of nepotism with cunning and with a profound ... Read more