Jorgen Hellman


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Books by this author

Performing the Nation

Cultural Politics in New Order Indonesia

• In-depth study demonstrating that Suharto’s regime created order throughout Indonesia not only by coercive means but also by its cultural policies.
• Gets into the nitty-gritty of cultural politics in Indonesia and the nexus between tradition and cultural revivalism.
• Offers valuable insights into the underlying dynamics of the country’s current condition.
• Will be of interest especially to researchers and students of Indonesian nation-building and cultural politics but also to historians of recent events in Indonesia.