Although numerous accounts have been published of the genesis and character of the attempted October 1965 coup in Indonesia, many important aspects of that affair still remain very unclear. The fact that in most accounts so much of the picture has been painted in black and white, and in language of categorical certainty, has served only to paper over the enormous gaps in established knowledge of the event. In his present introduction to the paper here published, Professor Anderson describes the circumstances surrounding its preparation and the reasons why it was not previously published. Indeed, because of the avowedly tentative and provisional character of this early effort, there would normally be no reason to publish it any more than there would have been to publish the scores of other preliminary drafts prepared over the years by scholars working in the Cornell Modern Indonesia Project. However, this draft has been given a unique prominence. For it has been singled out by a number of those who have subsequently written accounts of the attempted coup, among whom all too many have misrepresented the authors' ideas and cited words or phrases of theirs out of context. Thus there are special reasons now for publishing this draft in its entirety--in fairness both to the authors and to all those interested in the events of 1965--so that readers can make their own assessments rather than having to rely upon doctored extracts and tendentious interpretations by writers hostile to the hypotheses advanced by its authors.
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Publisher
Equinox Publishing (Asia) Pte Ltd
ISBN-13
9786028397520
eBay Product ID (ePID)
106180595
Product Key Features
Author
Benedict R. O'g. Anderson, Ruth Thomas Mcvey
Publication Name
A Preliminary Analysis of the October 1, 1965 Coup in Indonesia
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2009
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
220 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
330g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Benedict R. O'g. Anderson, Ruth Thomas Mcvey
Series Title
Classic Indonesia
Country/Region of Manufacture
Indonesia
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