Description: Indonesia is one of the world's newest democracies. Yet little is known to outsiders about this country, the home of the world's largest Muslim community. This book provides appraisals of the leading issues facing Indonesians as they seek to build a democratic nation that is tolerant of multicultural diversity and free from imperial domination.
Brief description:
Tony Day was a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Philippines from 1967 to 1969 and taught Southeast Asian and Performance Studies at the University of Sydney, Australia, from 1978 to 1998. He has been a Visiting Fellow at the Humanities Research Centre, Australian National University, and a Fellow of the National Humanities Center, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. He is now an independent researcher living in New Haven, CT.