Overview

This striking compilation of essays surveys a variety of views about the 1965 mass violence in Indonesia and current efforts to understand it. The book is the product of an oral history project involving senior and young researchers from Yogyakarta. The accounts it presents include a military man who continues to see the violence as justified and refuses survivors the status of victim; two Muslims who believe that the Communist were and continue to remain a threat to society; and a Catholic activist who reflects on how they were manipulated to support the violence. These accounts are complemented by the views of survivors of the violence, some of whom see this as a national problem that goes far beyond individual suffering. This book provides a valuable window into why this past remains contested today and some of the obstacles to reconciliation and full rehabilitation of survivors.

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Author:   Dr. Baskara T. Wardaya ,  Jennifer Lindsay
Publisher:   Monash University Publishing
Imprint:   Monash University Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9781922235145

ISBN 10:   1922235148
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   01 August 2013
Audience:   General/trade ,  General/trade ,  General ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable  
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...an invaluable source of firsthand accounts from a highly sensitive historical period. - Journal of Asian Studies March 2015

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Dr. Baskara T. Wardaya SJ teaches at Sanata Dharma and Gadjah Mada Universities in Yogyakarta. He is also a consultant for the Asia-Pacific Jesuit Refugee Service in Bangkok. Dr. Baskara T. Wardaya SJ has published numerous books, particularly on Indonesian history of the 1960s, the Cold War period, and Indonesian-American relations.

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