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"A needed critique of the often-romanticized vision of 'reconciliation through truth commissions' for nations caught up in historical cycles of violence."--Susan Rodgers, College of the Holy Cross
"This book focuses on the legacy of state violence and its effects on truth and justice in a society where there is no possibility of exposing state violence. . . . The primary story that Drexler relates so well is important well beyond the territory of Aceh. For anthropologists of Indonesia and for researchers interested in postconflict reconciliation and corruption, this is a thought-provoking, timely, and important book."--Robert W. Hefner, Boston University
"Elizabeth Drexler's sensitive treatment of Aceh's recent history is an invaluable contribution to the debate."--Goenawan Mohamad, author of Conversations with Difference
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Book Description First Edition. Maps, black and white photographic illustrations, 287pp, notes, glossary, bibliography, index, very good dustjacket and hardcover copy. "In 1998, Indonesia exploded with both euphoria and violence after the fall of its longtime authoritarian ruler, Soeharto, and his New Order regime. Hope centered on establishing the rule of law, securing civilian control over the military, and ending corruption. Indonesia under Soeharto was a fundamentally insecure state. Shadowy organizations, masterminds, provocateurs, puppet masters, and other mysterious figures recalled the regime's inaugural massive anticommunist violence in 1965 and threatened to recreate those traumas in the present. Threats metamorphosed into deadly violence in a seemingly endless spiral. In Aceh province, the cycle spun out of control, and an imagined enemy came to life as armed separatist rebels. Even as state violence and systematic human rights violations were publicly exposed after Soeharto's fall, a lack of judicial accountability has perpetuated pervasive mistrust that undermines civil society. Elizabeth F. Drexler analyzes how the Indonesian state has sustained itself through anxieties and insecurities generated by historical and human rights accounts of earlier violence. In her examination of the Aceh conflict, Drexler demonstrates the falsity of the reigning assumption of international human rights organizations that the exposure of past violence promotes accountability and reconciliation rather than the repetition of abuses." (Publisher's description). Seller Inventory # 180291