{"product_id":"opposing-suharto-9780804748452","title":"Opposing Suharto","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOpposing Suharto\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eOpposing Suharto\u003c\/i\u003e should become the standard work on the last decade of the Suharto presidency.\" -- \u003ci\u003eIndonesia Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Well written and documented.\" -- \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Aspinall's work warrants praise by the academic community and is an important and timely contribution to the literature on democratization and Southeast Asia.\" -- \u003ci\u003eHistory: Reviews of New Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book contains the most comprehensive analysis available of political opposition in Indonesia during the long rule of Suharto. The book is impressive in that it deals with a wealth of data and complicated developments over a long period, and yet does so in a coherent and readable manner.\" -- \u003ci\u003ePacific Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents  Acknowledgments  Preface  1. Regime and opposition  2. Suharto's New Order: origins and opening  3. Regime friction and elite dissidence  4. Proto-opposition: NGOs and the Legal Aid Institute  5. Student activism: from moral force to popular mobilization  6. Megawati Soekarnoputri and the PDI  7. Prelude to the fall: the 1996 crisis and its aftermath  8. The fall of Suharto  9. Indonesia's opposition and democratic transition in comparative perspective  10. Legacies of Suharto and his opposition  Glossary  Bibliography  Index        Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Indonesia Politics and government 1966-1998, Soeharto, 1921-Opposition (Political science) Indonesia History 20th century","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405555966295,"sku":"9780804748452","price":25.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804748452.jpg?v=1730492819","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/opposing-suharto-9780804748452","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}