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"The period from 1966 to 1999 represents a distinct era in Indonesian history. Throughout the “New Order” regime of President Suharto, the policies of economic development and political stability were dominant. However, the public opinion of personal expression was consistently under suspicion, and indeed dissent was severely punished. Secrets Need Words traces the development of Indonesian poetry throughout this entire period. Texts are presented both in the original Indonesian and in careful, stylistically sensitive English translations. In this anthology of contemporary work by Indonesian…
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1 edition- Other · English · 2001Ohio University Center for International Studies · 375 pages · 9780896802162
Indonesian poetryTranslations into EnglishPolitics and literaturePolitics in literatureHistoryIn literaturePoliticsPractical Politics