Description
| Product ID: | 9780804854177 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | MY |
| Title: | Jokowi and the New Indonesia |
| Subtitle: | A Political Biography |
| Authors: | Author: Darmawan Prasodjo, Tim Hannigan |
| Page Count: | 352 |
| Subjects: | Biography: historical, political and military, Biography: historical, political & military, Regional / International studies, Political leaders and leadership, International relations, Regional studies, Political leaders & leadership, International relations, Indonesia |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating In 2014, Joko Widodo—popularly known as Jokowi—was elected the seventh president of the Republic of Indonesia, going on to win a second five-year term in 2019. Raised amid poverty in a riverside slum and with a background in the furniture export trade, Jokowi broke the mold for political leaders in the world's third-largest democracy. His meteoric rise came without the benefit of personal connections to the traditional elites who have dominated Indonesian politics for three-quarters of a century, making this a true "rags to riches" story. This new official biography tells the story of how the boy from the riverbank made it to the presidential palace in record time. Readers will learn how his personal background and heritage have created a distinctive style of politics and informed his ambitious development goals—including massive infrastructure projects, universal healthcare and a reimagining of Indonesia's educational system. It also looks at how a man raised with a traditionally Javanese worldview negotiates the tensions, contradictions and conflicts of this vast archipelagic nation. Written by a political insider with unparalleled access to the president and an intimate first-hand knowledge of his decision-making processes, this book is essential reading for anyone looking to understand the political present—and the future—of Southeast Asia's largest nation. |
| Imprint Name: | Tuttle Publishing |
| Publisher Name: | Tuttle Publishing |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-03-01 |
