Cringing at the Mirror

The author fearlessly discusses sensitive issues in Indonesia's development, though he was caught and `slipped' once.

October 29, 2002

The Politics of Indonesia, second edition
Author/Editor: Damien Kingsbury
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2002
No of Pages: Paperback, 330 pages

Suppose that we are Indonesia personified, and have been trying to make ourselves more presentable, being aware that lately our appearance leaves a lot to be desired. So we need a mirror. And that is exactly what we get when we read The Politics of Indonesia, by Damien Kingsbury, a senior academ



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