The Indonesian Presidency - The Shift from Personal toward Constitutional Rule (Paperback, New)

This pioneering study of the Indonesian presidency significantly redefines our understanding of Indonesian politics from independence to the present. Angus McIntyre blends political biography with constitutional history to locate Indonesian leaders within both Indonesian cultural frameworks and the global biographical literature on political leaders. The Indonesian Presidency shows how Indonesias constitution provided first for the personal rule of presidents Sukarno and Soeharto and then facilitated the shift towards constitutional rule that marked the presidencies of B.J. Habibie, Abdurrahman Wahid, and Megawati Sukarnoputri. This important study elevates the personalities of Sukarno and Shoeharto into key explanatory factors for the character of their Guided Democracy and New Order regimes, respectively. It argues that in Sukarno began fashioning his system of personal rule, to the detriment of Indonesias parliamentary democracy. Another constitutional turning point occurred in, when a rudimentary constitutional rule reappeared. counterpoint in the relationship between Megawati and her father, which makes this unique blend of history and biography a powerful tool for understanding the Indonesian presidency. An afterword by the author on the website for The Indonesian Presidency, http//www.rowmanlittlefield.com/isbn/, brings readers up to date on Indonesian political developments that have affected the presidency since the books publication. An afterword by the author on the website for The Indonesian Presidency, http//www.rowmanlittlefield.com/isbn/, brings readers up to date on Indonesian political developments that have affected the presidency since the books publication.

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Asia/Pacific/Perspectives
Release date:	May 2005
First published:	March 2005
Authors:	Angus McIntyre
Dimensions:	216 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	312
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-7425-3827-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > General Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > World history > General
LSN:	0-7425-3827-3
Barcode:	9780742538276

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