A New Criminal Type in Jakarta by James T Siegel
Examining the links between the concept of criminality and scandal, rumour, fear, and the state, this book analyses daily life in Jakarta through the seemingly disparate and strongly connected elements of family life, gossip, and sensationalist journalism.
“James TSiegel tells the story of a nation not able to contain its revolution and makes us feel the pathos of its aftermath. This special book challenges any market-optimistic approach to the understanding of Indonesia and non-Western societies in general.”—Rudolf Mrázek, University of Michigan
“The mastermind Suharto conducts his murderous regime of nepotism with cunning and with a profound understanding of Indonesian history, its racial myths and violent obsessions. James Siegel’s amazing book thankfully appears when we need most of all to understand the mind of a dictator, the ruin he has brought upon his country’s democracy, and the further horrors of which he is capable, which may consume us all.”—Rickard Klein, Cornell University
“The mastermind Suharto conducts his murderous regime of nepotism with cunning and with a profound understanding of Indonesian history, its racial myths and violent obsessions. James Siegel’s amazing book thankfully appears when we need most of all to understand the mind of a dictator, the ruin he has brought upon his country’s democracy, and the further horrors of which he is capable, which may consume us all.”—Rickard Klein, Cornell University
James T. Siegel is Professor of Anthropology and Asian Studies at Cornell University and author of numerous books, including Solo in the New Order: Language and Hierarchy in an Indonesian City and Fetish, Recognition, Revolution.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780822322412 |
| ISBN 10 | 0822322412 |
| Title | A New Criminal Type in Jakarta |
| Author | James T Siegel |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Duke University Press |
| Year published | 1998-08-17 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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