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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Indonesia has long been hailed as a rare case of democratic
transition and persistence in an era of global democratic setbacks.
But as the country enters its third decade of democracy, such
laudatory assessments have become increasingly untenable. The
stagnation that characterized Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's second
presidential term has given way to a more far-reaching pattern of
democratic regression under his successor, Joko Widodo. This volume
is the first comprehensive study of Indonesia's contemporary
democratic decline. Its contributors identify, explain and debate
the signs of regression, including arbitrary state crackdowns on
freedom of speech and organization, the rise of vigilantism,
deepening political polarization, populist mobilization, the
dysfunction of key democratic institutions, and the erosion of
checks and balances on executive power. They ask why Indonesia,
until recently considered a beacon of democratic exceptionalism,
increasingly conforms to the global pattern of democracy in
retreat.
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The Lord's Prayer (Hardcover)
Karen Stiller; Foreword by Thomas Power
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With the Great Sioux War as background and context, and drawing
on many new materials, Thomas Powers establishes what really
happened in the dramatic final months and days of Crazy Horse's
life.
He was the greatest Indian warrior of the nineteenth century, whose
victory over General Custer at the battle of Little Bighorn in 1876
was the worst defeat ever inflicted on the frontier army. But after
surrendering to federal troops, Crazy Horse was killed in custody
for reasons which have been fiercely debated for more than a
century. "The Killing of Crazy Horse "pieces together the story
behind this official killing.
As the year 1890 wound to a close, a band of more than three
hundred Lakota Sioux Indians led by Chief Big Foot made their way
toward South Dakota's Pine Ridge Reservation to join other Lakotas
seeking peace. Fearing that Big Foot's band was headed instead to
join "hostile" Lakotas, U.S. troops surrounded the group on Wounded
Knee Creek. Tensions mounted, and on the morning of December 29, as
the Lakotas prepared to give up their arms, disaster struck.
Accounts vary on what triggered the violence as Indians and
soldiers unleashed thunderous gunfire at each other, but the
consequences were horrific: some 200 innocent Lakota men, women,
and children were slaughtered. "American Carnage--"the first
comprehensive account of Wounded Knee to appear in more than fifty
years--explores the complex events preceding the tragedy, the
killings, and their troubled legacy.
In this gripping tale, Jerome A. Greene--renowned specialist on
the Indian wars--explores why the bloody engagement happened and
demonstrates how it became a brutal massacre. Drawing on a wealth
of sources, including previously unknown testimonies, Greene
examines the events from both Native and non-Native perspectives,
explaining the significance of treaties, white settlement,
political disputes, and the Ghost Dance as influential factors in
what eventually took place. He addresses controversial questions:
Was the action premeditated? Was the Seventh Cavalry motivated by
revenge after its humiliating defeat at the Battle of the Little
Bighorn? Should soldiers have received Medals of Honor? He also
recounts the futile efforts of Lakota survivors and their
descendants to gain recognition for their terrible losses.
Epic in scope and poignant in its recounting of human suffering,
"American Carnage" presents the reality--and denial--of our
nation's last frontier massacre. It will leave an indelible mark on
our understanding of American history.
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