1. Justice, Geography, and Steel: Technology and National Identity in Indonesian Industrialization.
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Moon, Suzanne
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INDUSTRIALIZATION , *IDENTITY politics , *STEEL industry , *DEVELOPMENT economics , *STEEL forgings industry , *STEEL founding , *POLITICAL participation , *GOVERNMENT policy - Abstract
The article explores connections between technology and the formation of postcolonial national identity in Indonesia during a period of industrialization between the years 1950 and 1975. Particular attention is paid to the building of a steel plant in Cilegon, West Java as an example of the various narratives of national identity that were employed to justify its construction and exemplified visions of industrialization. It is argued that technology and national identity were used as mutually reinforcing roles to define Indonesia's geographic and political place in the world. The politics surrounding the opening of the Trikora steel plant is examined. The difficulties of constructing the Krakatau Steel plant are presented.
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- 2009
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