The Cold War and its Legacy in Indonesia
Literary Representation of the Red Scare
Seiten
2025
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-28524-5 (ISBN)
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-28524-5 (ISBN)
Mayasari-Hoffert examines the depiction of the Left in Indonesian literature since the anti-leftist purge in 1965.
With close textual analysis of Indonesian literary texts and their political context, this book investigates how the New Order regime under Suharto was able to build a metanarrative of liberation while purging the Left in Indonesia. Even after the regime’s end in 1998, many Indonesians still have an ingrained fear of the prospect of Communism, with the result being that literary representation of the Left is still seen as problematic. Through reviewing Indonesia’s institution of literature, the use and abuse of universal humanism under the New Order regime is examined, and the ways in which power intersects with literature is explored.
An informative read for scholars and students of Indonesian politics, literature, and the cultural cold war.
With close textual analysis of Indonesian literary texts and their political context, this book investigates how the New Order regime under Suharto was able to build a metanarrative of liberation while purging the Left in Indonesia. Even after the regime’s end in 1998, many Indonesians still have an ingrained fear of the prospect of Communism, with the result being that literary representation of the Left is still seen as problematic. Through reviewing Indonesia’s institution of literature, the use and abuse of universal humanism under the New Order regime is examined, and the ways in which power intersects with literature is explored.
An informative read for scholars and students of Indonesian politics, literature, and the cultural cold war.
Silvia Mayasari-Hoffert is a lecturer in the Department of Southeast Asian Studies at Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany.
Note
List of Abbreviations
Introduction: The Cold War and the PKI
The Anti-PKI Short Stories: Blueprint for Humanist Novels
Popular Novels and the New Order: Conformity behind the Bravery
Wayang Novels: From Nationalism to Universal Humanism
Short Stories by ‘Leftist’ Writers: Who’s Left?
Surrealist and Realist Novels: Post-Authoritarian Writers Revisiting Official History
Conclusion: The Legacy of the Red Scare in Indonesia
| Erscheinungsdatum | 07.11.2023 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | The Cold War in Asia |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 160 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Zeitgeschichte |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-032-28524-9 / 1032285249 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-032-28524-5 / 9781032285245 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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