The Attempted Coup In Indonesia In October Of 1965
Author | : Cruz Whiteaker |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 2021-05-26 |
ISBN-10 | : 9798510592245 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book The Attempted Coup In Indonesia In October Of 1965 written by Cruz Whiteaker and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-26 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For years, observers have been able to fit developments in Indonesia into the neat framework of a balance of forces between the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) and the army. The coup attempt of October 1, 1965, which came within a hair's breadth of effecting an irrevocable shift in this balance of forces in favor of the PKI, compels us to re-examine the validity of this frame of reference. Although numerous accounts have been published of the genesis and character of the attempted October 1965 coup in Indonesia, many important aspects of that affair remain very unclear. The fact that in most accounts so much of the picture has been painted in black and white, and in the language of categorical certainty, has served only to paper over the enormous gaps in established knowledge of the event.