Standing firm for Indonesia's democracy : an oral history of president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono /
"This book presents the first oral history of Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) (2004-2014). As the first directly elected president, he played a very important role in Indonesia's democratization. Indonesia's economy also got back on the path of growth under h...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ :
World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.,
[2024]
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| Summary: | "This book presents the first oral history of Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) (2004-2014). As the first directly elected president, he played a very important role in Indonesia's democratization. Indonesia's economy also got back on the path of growth under his administration. In a series of interviews, SBY tells how he handled military affairs in 1990s, what he did as minister and coordinating minister under President Abdurrahman Wahid and President Megawati Sukarnoputri, challenges he confronted and how he managed those challenges in his administration. Readers will learn his thought about statecraft, his view of the future, his style of leadership, and the critical decisions he made and the thinking that informed his decisions. Interviewed by a team of Indonesia specialists for more than 30 hours, the oral recording helps the reader understand President Yudhoyono's thinking in his own voice"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | x, 340 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 9789811280658 9811280657 9789811281587 9811281580 |