What Next? tackles the big questions about our global condition and our collective future with a verve and authority no other current commentator or political figure, on either side of the Atlantic or the Channel, could match. Energy, food, water, international crime, weapons proliferation, drug trafficking, climate change, epidemic disease, migration - the challenges facing our world are thems…
BATAVIA'S GRAVEYARD tells this strange story as a gripping narrative structured around three strong principal characters: Francisco Pelsaert, the cultivated but weak-willed captain; Jeronimus Cornelisz, a sinister apothecary with a terrifying personal philosophy influenced by Rosicrucianism who set himself up as the ruler of the island; and Wiebbe Hayes, the only survivor with the courage to fi…
This work was compiled from the records in the India Office related to Sir Stamford Raffles and rare printed documents obtained from Rev. R. B. Raffles (Sir Stamford Raffles's cousin).
The simplest way to describe Sukarno is to say that he is a great lover. He loves his country, he loves his people, he loves women, he loves art, and best of all, he loves himself. Sukarno was a man of feeling - an appreciator. He takes a deep breath when he sees a beautiful scene. He waxes lyrical at an Indonesian sunset. He cries when he sings a spiritual Negro.
In this book, Molly Bondan tells the story of her husband, Mohamad Bondan, a National Movement figure who fought for Indonesian independence since he was a teenager. Because of his political activities supporting Indonesian Independence in 1945, he was arrested by the Dutch colonial government. Molly, whose real name is Molly Warner, is from Australia. In its development, she was interested …
Locating Southeast Asia: Geographies of Knowledge and Politics of Space considers Southeast Asia from a range of disciplinary perspectives. The authors (from Southeast Asia, Europe, Australia, and the United States) address climate; perceptions from the seas as seen by fishermen, naval officers, and governments; urbanization and industrialization; improvements in transport and communications; a…
Mengisahkan jalinan komunikasi antara penduduk asli Indonesia dan aktivis pergerakan kebangsaan dengan Jepang di dalam naungan Pemerintah kolonial Hindia-Belanda. Ekspatriat Jepang tersebut akhirnya berkembang menjadi warga kelas satu, di luar bangsa Eropa Pusat pemerintahan di Tokyo yang tidak kecil peranannya dalam mewujudkan prestise negara, secara intensif mulai mengarahkan pandangannya ke …
This book contains: 1. Introductory: British supremacy in India 2. Outbreak of World War II and the demand of Pakistan 3. War, politics and the movement for Pakistan 4. War effort and the new realities 5. Postwar policies and the struggle for Pakistan 6. Mutinies and the civil war 7. Military question and the establishment.
In this elegantly written volume, Bernard Lewis, a renowned authority an Islamic affairs, examines the anguished reaction of the Islamic world as it tried to make sense of how it had been overtaken, overshadowed, and dominated by the West. In a fascinating portrait of a culture in turmoil, Lewis shows how the Middle East turned its attention to understanding European weaponry, industry, governm…
Buku ini mnengupas tentang revolusi-revolusi yang terjadi pada negara-negara di kawasan Timur Tengah. Mulai dari penyebab, pemicu bahkan sampai jalannya revolusi-revolusi tersebut dikupas tuntas di sini. Ada revolusi dari Tunisia, Aljazair, Bahrain, Yaman, dan Libya.