This volume presents a concise history of how China's Communist Party (CCP) selected a new generation of leaders in late 2002 and why the individuals, in their late 40s and 50s, were so well qualified to govern China. These leaders are trying to lead China to become a regional and world power in which their people can enjoy a modest living standard and take pride in the nation's achievements. A…
Buku ini ditulis oleh seorang ilmuwan politik muda ini menyimpulkan, bahwa hanya Islam saja yang bisa menawarkan alternatif bagi adanya reformasi total sebagaimana Nabi Muhammad SAW pada abad ke 6.
Dalam buku ini, Mas Tom, sebagai aktivis dan pemimpin HMI semasa prolog Gerakan 30 September memberikan kesaksian perkembangan pertentangan politik , berhadapan dengan kelompok lain di Tanah Air, kelompok keagamaan dan kelompok kebangsaan, termasuk suku ABRI, Khususnya Angkatan Darat.
The authors describe the origins and rise of the Palestine Liberation Organization, its complex structure, and the personalities who preside over it. They say that the PLO is equal parts terrorist organization and multinational corporation, involved in murder, extortion, and drug trafficking. Chapter 1: The Death of Abu Jihad Chapter 2: The Rise of the PLO Chapter 3: Convert Units and Operat…
Dalam buku ini bertujuan untuk menjelaskan bahwa PKI adalah perancang, dalang dan pelaku Gerakan 30 September 1965 dalam rangka perebutan kekuasaan Republik Indonesia yang sah.
Based on a decade of research in Indonesia, this book provides an in-depth account of the military's struggle to adapt to the new democratic system after the downfall of Suharto's authoritarian regime in 1998. Unlike other studies of the Indonesian armed forces, which focus exclusively on internal military developments, Mietzner's study emphasizes the importance of conflicts among civilians in …
Desing peluru itu terdengar di tengah riuh rendahnya aksi mahasiswa. Satu persatu dari mereka gugur, menyumbangkan darah segar bagi bumi pertiwi. Bagi mereka, tidak ada jalan untuk menyelamatkan negeri ini selain tegak berdiri, tak peduli barikade panser menghadang, atau moncong senjata yang terkokang. Puluhan tahun mereka berteriak, menyuarakan hati nurani rakyat. Buku ini mengabadikan suara i…
How do a few Third World political movements become global causes célèbres, while most remain isolated? This book rejects dominant views that needy groups readily gain help from selfless nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). Instead, they face a Darwinian struggle for scarce resources where support goes to the savviest, not the neediest. Examining Mexico's Zapatista rebels and Nigeria's Ogoni…
This collection, a work of the Task Force on Religion and American Democracy of the American Political Science Association, thoughtfully explores the effects of religion on democracy and contemporary partisan politics. Topics include how religious diversity affects American democracy, how religion is implicated in America's partisan battles, and how religion affects ideas about race, ethnicity,…
British journalist Francis Wade spent considerable time in Myanmar trying to understand its distant and recent history. In early 2017 he published Myanmar’s Enemy Within: Buddhist Violence and the Making of a Muslim “Other,” about changing attitudes over the centuries about how the majority Buddhist population viewed Muslims. In his historical investigations, he does not spare British col…