Shared Hopes, Seperate Fears

This book traces the often tumultuous history of U.S.-Indonesian relations as experienced by those who witnessed and shaped it. Gardner, himself a firsthand observer, draws on interviews, personal papers, and recently declassified documents to provide an intimate view of the aspirations, insights, and acts of courage that built the U.S.-Indonesian relationship; the fears, intrigue, and blunders that threatened it; and the complex issues the two nations face today.

First sentence: The first American officials to visit the Republic of Indonesia could not wait to re what they saw: "On public buildings, fences, street cars, houses-wherever there was space-were painted familiar legends: 'Government of the people, by the people, for the people' and 'Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.'

Year

1996

Language

English

Publisher

Westview Press

Editions

1

Pages

340

ISBN

9780813331911

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