Buku ini berisi rekoleksi ingatan bersejarah di Indonesia pada tahun 1965-1966 dan juga dokumen tambahan mengenai peristiwa kelam oleh Gerakan 30 September 1965.
Buku ini merupakan pengenalan tentang Papua, dipersembahkan bagi pelajar dan mahasiswa asli Papua atau keterbatasan informasi sejarah dan budaya mereka. Sebagai suatu penjelasan umum bagi siapa saja yang tertarik terhadap bagian pulau Indonesia yang mempesona ini, mungkin adalah provinsi terakhir yang dikenal oleh bangsanya. Daftar isi: 1. Geologi, geografi dan iklim 2. Keanekaragaman kehidu…
Arabian Sands is Wilfred Thesiger's record of his extraordinary journey through the parched "Empty Quarter" of Arabia. Educated at Eton and Oxford, Thesiger was repulsed by the softness and rigidity of Western life—"the machines, the calling cards, the meticulously aligned streets." In the spirit of T. E. Lawrence, he set out to explore the deserts of Arabia, traveling among peoples who had n…
Who is Osama bin Laden—the only terrorist leader ever to have declared a holy war? What drives him and those he leads to hate a West that helped enrich and arm them? Bin Laden’s name has been linked to a number of incidents that have cost Americans their lives, including the bombing of the USS Cole in 2000 and the destruction of the American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998. Now, he …
Things didn't go wrong in postwar Iraq because the United States lacked a plan. Things went wrong because the United States was blinded by ideology and ignored planning that was already underway. Losing Iraq tells the story of the tragedy of Iraq, from the first discreet meetings to plan the political transition through the debacle the United States finally created. Losing Iraq is a stunning an…
The Rough Guide to Nelson Mandela is a fresh, honest overview of the life story and impact of one of the world's greatest modern icons. It assesses the influence of his rural, traditional childhood on his personality, and his early years as a revolutionary leader and master strategist, as well as his private life and marriages. It explores his 27 years in an apartheid jail and reveals the insid…
The contents of this book: 1. Divided Germany: The Legacy of the Holy Roman Empire 2. The Ascendancy of France, 1792-1814 3. The German Confederation: The Years of Austro-Prussian Partnership, 1815-48 4. 1848: The Year of German Liberalism 5. The Ascendancy of Austria, 1849-60 6. The Conquest of Germany by Prussia, 1862-71
This classic account of "Operation Lalang" by one of its victims, Kua Kia Soon, can be read as a survival handbook for those who might fall victim to Malaysia's dreaded Internal Security Act, which allows detention without trial. Or it can be used as an invaluable tourist guide to Malaysia's well-known Kamunting Detention Camp in any "Visit Malaysia Year." This period of mass arrests and detent…
Francisco Xavier Lopes da Cruz adalah satu dari sedikit barisan pejuang Timor Timur kelas pionir yang memahami betul denyut nadi historis bangsanya. Karir dan pengalaman beliau SETUA konflik yang pecah di Timor Timur era modern. Ia terlibat langsung dalam setiap peristiwa akbar yang menjadi simpul sejarah masyarakatnya. Nyaris di semua penggal historis yang amat menentukan nasib dan posisi oran…
Soon after the Oslo accords were signed in September 1993 by Israel and Palestinian Liberation Organization, Edward Said predicted that they could not lead to real peace. In these essays, most written for Arab and European newspapers, Said uncovers the political mechanism that advertises reconciliation in the Middle East while keeping peace out of the picture. Said argues that the imbalance …