The months following the fall of Soeharto in May 1998 comprise one of the most tumultuous periods of modern Indonesia history. Many Indonesians refer to those months as the jaman edan, a poetic term for a chaotic time when evil is rewarded and good punished. The jaman edan, while a time of horror and suffering, had its share of absurdity and farce.Jakarta Jive is a chronicle of the jaman edan through the eyes of those who lived through it. At times humorous, at other times harrowing, Jakarta ...