1. Starting Points 2. Organicism and the Volksgeist 3. The allure of Japan’s ‘family-state’ 4. 1945: Organicism versus rights 5. Revolution, democracy and corporatist antidotes 6. Against politics: Soeharto in power 7. Engineering Hegemony 8. Indonesianising Indonesia 9. Twilight of the ideologues 10. Conclusion
David Bourchier is Associate Professor of Asian Studies at The University of Western Australia.
"This is an exciting and highly original work that makes a major
contribution to the history of Indonesian political thinking. One
great strength is the complex link between German organicist and
Dutch legal thinking and romantic Indonesian nationalism. Another
is the story of the impact of Japanese political thinking from the
1920s to the 1940s. This work is rich and subtle, full of
intriguing historical detail and insight. It is particularly
relevant now, with the current renewed burst of hostility towards
Western liberal democracy in Indonesia."
David Reeve, University of New South Wales, Australia"At one level
David Bourchier has given us a crucial analysis of the ideas and
mechanisms behind Sukarno’s ‘Guided Democracy’ and Suharto’s
enduring authoritarian-developmentalist state, which between them
shaped Indonesia over its first half-century. At another it is of
much broader significance, in tracing the lineage into Asia of one
of the more influential alternatives to parliamentary democracy
thrown up by the turbulent nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Despite the undoubted successes of this democracy in Indonesia
since 1998, we would be foolish to ignore the disenchantments with
it and the continuing appeal of its rivals--in Indonesia as
throughout Asia. This exploration of one deep alternative current
is as timely now as it ever was.Anthony Reid, Australian National
University"I am thrilled to see the publication of this book. It is
arguably the most important work yet produced on the genesis of
modern Indonesian political ideology. While a first-rate analysis
of Indonesia, it will be of interest to anyone who seeks to
understand the complex ways in which political ideologies are
historically formed and reshaped, in varying social contexts, and
in response to the shifting requirements of power."Vedi Hadiz,
Murdoch University, Australia "This is a strikingly original book
which will be of great interest to all those interested in
Indonesian political thinking and political developments over the
last 90 years, as well as to students of corporatist/organicist
thinking and practice in other countries. Bourchier writes with
clarity and skill, effectively combining analysis of intellectual
history with the practical politics on the ground... This is a
remarkable book, essential reading for anyone who wants to have a
thorough understanding of Indonesian political thinking and
practice."David Reeve, University of New South Wales, Inside
Indonesia
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