Electrifying Indonesia tells the story of the entanglement of
politics and technology during Indonesia’s rapid post–World War
II development. As a central part of its nation-building project,
the Indonesian state sought to supply electricity to the entire
country, bringing transformative socioeconomic benefits across its
heterogeneous territories and populations. While this project was
driven by nationalistic impulses, it was also motivated by a
genuine interest in social justice. The entanglement of these two
ideologies—nation-building and equity—shaped how
electrification was carried out, including how the state chose the
technologies it did. Private companies and electric cooperatives
vied with the hegemonic state power company to participate in a
monumental undertaking that would transform daily life for all
Indonesians, especially rural citizens. In this innovative volume,
Anto Mohsin brings Indonesian studies together with science and
technology studies to understand a crucial period in modern
Indonesian history. He shows that attempts to illuminate the
country were inseparable from the effort to maintain the new
nation-state, chart its path to independence, and legitimize ruling
regimes. In exchange for an often dramatically improved standard of
living, people gave their votes, and their acquiescence, to the
ruling government.
General
Imprint: |
University of Wisconsin Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
New Perspectives in SE Asian Studies |
Release date: |
December 2023 |
Authors: |
Anto Mohsin
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
264 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-299-34540-2 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
0-299-34540-8 |
Barcode: |
9780299345402 |
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