Man of Contradictions
Joko Widodo and the Struggle to Remake Indonesia
$18.97
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2020
Summary
The first English-language political biography of Joko Widodo, from the Lowy Institute.
From a riverside shack to the presidential palace, Joko Widodo surged to the top of Indonesian politics on a wave of hope for change. However, six years into his presidency, the former furniture maker is struggling to deliver the reforms that Indonesia desperately needs. Despite promising to build Indonesia into an Asian powerhouse, Jokowi, as he is known, has faltered in the face of crises, from C…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781760897246 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1760897248 |
| Author: | Ben Bland |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Imprint: | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2020 |
| Weight: | 110g |
| Dimensions: | 111mm x 181mm |
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Ben Bland
Ben Bland is Director of the Southeast Asia Program at the Lowy Institute. He was previously an award-winning correspondent for the Financial Times in Indonesia, China, and Vietnam. His first book, Generation HK: Seeking Identity in China’s Shadow, was acclaimed as a ‘prescient, rollicking read’ by the Financial Times, a ‘David versus Goliath tale’ by the Sydney Morning Herald, and ‘lively’ and ‘illuminating’ by the Times Literary Supplement.
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