{"product_id":"9781466879263","title":"Demokrasi: Indonesia in the 21st Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eIndonesia, a nation of thousands of islands and almost 250 million people, straddles the junction of the Pacific and Indian oceans. Current President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has presided over 6 per cent average yearly growth of its economy, to surpass $1 trillion. If this rate continues, Indonesia will join the world's ten biggest economies in a decade or so, just behind the so-called BRIC countries. The much-discussed recent documentary \u003ci\u003eThe Act of Killing\u003c\/i\u003e revived some of its darker past, and Barack Obama's reminiscences about the childhood years he spent there briefly shone the spotlight on a country many Americans know little about. Yet as Indonesia approaches its 2014 parliamentary and presidential elections, its future is wide open. Though the largest Muslim nation by population, it remains a receiver of wisdom from the Arab world, rather than a messenger of multi-religious tolerance. Its pursuit of trade agreements with Japan and South Korea have burnished its economic ambitions, but its diplomacy is long on so-called \"soft power,\" and short on sanctions or force. \u003cbr\u003eSo what does the future hold for this pivotal place? Award-winning Asia-Pacific journalist Hamish McDonald's \u003ci\u003eDemokrasi\u003c\/i\u003e is an accessible and authoritative introduction to the modern history and politics of this fascinating country.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47174691946736,"sku":"9781466879263","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781466879263_p0.jpg?v=1769891990","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781466879263","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}