{"product_id":"electrifying-indonesia-technology-and-social-justice-in-national-development-paperback-softback-9780299345440","title":"Electrifying Indonesia; Technology and Social Justice in National Development (Paperback \/ softback) 9780299345440","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eElectrifying Indonesia\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eTechnology and Social Justice in National Development\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAnto Mohsin (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780299345440\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 3 June 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e270 pages, 17 b\u0026amp;w illus., 9 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A groundbreaking study of electrification as nation building in postcolonial Indonesia. Mohsin sheds light on how electrification became bound up with negotiations about the meanings of social justice and the hopes of postcolonial Indonesian society. This book is a welcome addition to the growing STS literature on Southeast Asia.”—Suzanne Moon, author of \u003ci\u003eTechnology in Southeast Asian History \u003c\/i\u003e \t\u003cbr\u003e \t \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Mohsin skillfully interweaves the development of the electricity system with the establishment of the state. . . . [\u003ci\u003eElectrifying Indonesia\u003c\/i\u003e] is deeply researched, well written, and an essential addition to the literature.” - \u003ci\u003eT\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 0.06em;\"\u003eechnology and Culture\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \t“Excellent. . . . Significantly enriches the field of postcolonial STS. It will reward the specialist of Southeast Asian studies, and indeed any reader interested in the multidimensional interplay of electrification and sociopolitical formations.” - \u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 0.06em;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eH-Net Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \t“Provides rich insights. . . . Fascinating. . . . A fresh intervention to the study of electrification that remains dominated by technocratic and managerial frameworks. Considering the sustainable development challenge of meeting energy for all, Mohsin’s book serves as a clear reminder of how intricate such a pursuit is.” - \u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 0.06em;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eJournal of Development Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \t“A fascinating account that is both deeply empirical and theoretically engaging. . . . By marrying the analysis of traditional political institutions such as elections, political parties, and bureaucracies with techno-science, [Mohsin] offers new ways to think about political power, authority, and legitimacy. . . . Change[s] how we see the world.” - \u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 0.06em;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eSoutheast Asian Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eElectrifying Indonesia \u003c\/i\u003etells the story of the entanglement of politics and technology during Indonesia’s rapid post–World War II development. As a central part of its nation-building project, the Indonesian state sought to supply electricity to the entire country, bringing transformative socioeconomic benefits across its heterogeneous territories and populations. While this project was driven by nationalistic impulses, it was also motivated by a genuine interest in social justice. The entanglement of these two ideologies—nation-building and equity—shaped how electrification was carried out, including how the state chose the technologies it did. Private companies and electric cooperatives vied with the hegemonic state power company to participate in a monumental undertaking that would transform daily life for all Indonesians, especially rural citizens. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In this innovative volume, Anto Mohsin brings Indonesian studies together with science and technology studies to understand a crucial period in modern Indonesian history. He shows that attempts to illuminate the country were inseparable from the effort to maintain the new nation-state, chart its path to independence, and legitimize ruling regimes. In exchange for an often dramatically improved standard of living, people gave their votes, and their acquiescence, to the ruling government.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Illustrations \u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e List of Abbreviations \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Introduction \u003cbr\u003e 1 Late Colonial and Early Postcolonial Electrification \u003cbr\u003e 2 The New Order’\u003cbr\u003es Patrimonial Technopolitics \u003cbr\u003e 3 The Electric Bureaucracy \u003cbr\u003e 4 Java-Centrism and the Two Grid Systems \u003cbr\u003e 5 Social Knowledge of Rural Life and Energy Uses \u003cbr\u003e 6 Rural Electric Cooperatives \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Appendix \u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography \u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Wisconsin Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52530915639576,"sku":"9780299345440","price":20.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/electrifying-indonesia-technology-and-social-justice-in-national-development-paperback-softback-9780299345440","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}