Soeharto: The Life and Legacy of Indonesia's Second President : an Authorised BiographyThis book offers a unique perspective on the human side of the former president of Indonesia. Written while in close personal and professional contact with the president and his family, it is a rare glimpse of how Soeharto's faith in himself and in his country remained unshaken through is meteoric rise and dramatic fall from power. |
Contents
Authors Note | 12 |
Building the Nation | 66 |
Photo Section 137154 | 137 |
Sailing Into the Sunset | 155 |
The Foundations | 220 |
Reflections | 283 |
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