... of an united Indonesia that is being presented to foreigners and Indonesians alike, lie the prominent regional diversity that marks the identity of Indonesians in their everyday lives. Indonesians assert their national identity when they meet outsiders. But within local society, regional identity is more important (Wilson 1992:156). This is similar to other multiethnic societies, for instance, Singapore, in which a Singaporean will ... of "national culture" as such takes into account only what is deemed as "high" culture, ignoring the more important, for want of a better term, "everyday...

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... not a war about religion, but about politics and economics. According to a recent report from the Rand Corporation, a U.S. Air Force think tank, "the perception is widespread that the Acehnese have not benefited from the province's enormous natural wealth and that industrial development projects have been introduced merely to provide employment opportunities to outsiders, especially from Java." "Given Indonesia's past abuses in Aceh," says Brad Adams, executive ... director of Human Rights Watch's Asia division, "there is tremendous potential for civilians to be targeted in the violence...

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