Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. Part I. Power
5. I. The Idea of Power in Javanese Culture 17
6. 2. Further Adventures of Charisma 78
7. 3. Old State, New Society: Indonesia's New Order in Comparative Historical Perspective 94
8. Part II. Language
9. 4. The Languages of Indonesian Politics 123
10. 5. Cartoons and Monuments: The Evolution of Political Communication under the New Order 152
11. 6. Sembah-Sumpah: The Politics of Language and Javanese Culture 194
12. Part III. Consciousness
13. 7. A Time of Darkness and a Time of Light: Transposition in Early Indonesian Nationalist Thought 241
14. 8. Professional Dreams: Reflections on Two Javanese Classics 271
15. Index 299