History in uniform military ideology and the construction of Indonesia's past

History in Uniform is the first detailed analysis of the Indonesian military's image-making efforts, and one of a very small group of studies to examine a key institution within the Indonesian military--the Armed Forces History Centre. Based on a unique set of sources that includes interviews w...

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Main Author: McGregor, Katharine E (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [Canberra] Asian Studies Association of Australia c2007
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: analysing constructions of Indonesia's past-- History in the service of an authoritarian regime
  • Nugroho Notosusanto and the beginnings of the Armed Forces History Centre
  • History in defence of the New Order regime
  • Consolidating military unity
  • Promoting the military and dual function to civilians
  • Establishing a martial tradition and on-going threats to the nation
  • Afterword: the militarisation of the Indonesian past