Audrey Kahin. 1999. Rebellion to Integration. West Sumatra and the Indonesian Polity 1926-1998.(Book Review)

From: Journal of Asian and African Studies | Date: July 1, 2003| Author: Lawless, Robert | Copyright information

Audrey Kahin. 1999. Rebellion to Integration. West Sumatra and the Indonesian Polity 1926-1998. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press. Pp.336. Paperback: 28.60 [pounds sterling], ISBN 9053563954.

In 1950 the decision was made to transform the newly independent United States of Indonesia into the unitary Republic of Indonesia. The fifty years of unity in the Republic have been maintained primarily by the military power and political repression emanating from Jakarta; the ...

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