Explore the complex interplay of power and knowledge in Southeast Asia with this vital academic study. Examining state-sponsored history writing in Indonesia and the Philippines during the 1970s, it reveals how authoritarian regimes and scholars navigated nationalism and political consolidation. Discover the nuanced, often interdependent, relationship between political actors and intellectuals, shedding light on how history itself is shaped. Essential for researchers and students of Asian studies, political history, historiography, and intellectual history, this book offers crucial insights into the dynamics of state-scholar relations and their impact on national narratives.