"Geoff Simons profiles the appalling human-rights record of modern Indonesia, against a history of the country from colonial times to the present. He highlights the gross acts of repression (torture, killings, etc.) and the unjust legal system and corrupt nepotism that have prot…
This work profiles the appalling human rights record of modern Indonesia, against a history of the country. Brutal repression, the unjust legal system and corrupt nepotism are described, with attention to the independence struggles of the East Timorese and West Papuans. The hist…
The author "profiles the appalling human-rights record of modern Inonesia, against a history of the country from colonial times to the present. ... Details are given of the current social chaos caused by economic collapse, with focus on the failure of the state institutions ... …
"The book is the product of an oral history project involving senior and young researchers from Yogyakarta ... This ... provides a valuable window into why the past remains contested today and some of the obstacles to reconciliation and full rehabilitation of survivors"--Publish…