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Dan Lev not only knew Yap extremely well, indeed was a close friend, he worked with Yap and continued his legacy after his hero's death. Both men were utterly committed to fundamental reform of Indonesia's legal, political, and moral life. Yap, so reserved in many ways, opened his private thoughts to Dan. from the Foreword by Benedict Anderson An extraordinary and perceptive inquiry into the making of an Indonesian hero. This meticulously researched, exhaustive biography of Yap Thiam Hien comes closer to being an ethical history of Indonesia in the twentieth century than any book I know. Rudolf Mrazek, author of Sjahrir: Politics and Exile in Indonesia Lev's virtuosity, wisdom, and deep knowledge of Indonesian political and legal studies enabled him to capture Yap Thiam Hien's transformation into one of the most famous lawyers and political figures in Indonesia in elegant and engrossing prose that makes the book hard to put down. Laurie J. Sears, editor of Knowing Southeast Asian Subjects

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Daniel S. Lev (1931-2006) was professor of political science at the University of Washington. Among his publications are Legal Evolution and Political Authority in Indonesia: Selected Essays; Islamic Courts in Indonesia: A Study in the Political Bases of Legal Institutions; The Transition to Guided Democracy: Indonesian Politics, 1957-1959, and, as coeditor, Making Indonesia.

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