Political Islam" examines how Islamists, using both violent and peaceful means, are reshaping the region's authoritarian secular political order and redefining Islam's role in the public arena; "Cultural Islam" looks at Egyptian efforts to resist a ubiquitous Western culture by asserting an Islamic identity; "Thinking Islam" reveals how intellectuals are reexamining their theological heritage w…
The appearance of modern political movements proclaiming missions and legitimacy based on religious tradition and scripture has proved to be an enduring feature in many late twentieth-century societies. These phenom- ena are by no means exclusive to the Middle East, but there the issue has assumed great urgency and visibility because of the region's strategic cen- trality to Western political a…
Buku ini, yang diolah dari seri dialog di empat daerah selama setahun lalu, berusaha mengeksplorasi kemungkinan-kemungkinan tersebut, yang dipercayai akan mampu meretas horison-horison baru dalam sikap keberagamaan kita. Karena "To be religious today is to be inter-religious."
In the investigation, the domestic sources of foreign policy analytical framework were used to analyze the dynamics of elites in foreign policy making. After analyses of the results of mostly personal interviews and historical materials, it was determined that political elites do matter in foreign policy making. However, the elite group that mattered most was still the bureaucratic elite. The n…
Buku ini adalah analisis komprehensif pertama mengenai episode-episode kekerasan komunal yang berkepanjangan dan berskala luas yang pecah selama transisi pasca-Orde Baru. Kekerasan komunal sebesar ini baru kali ini terjadi di Indonesia. Baik publik umum maupun ahli dalam dan luar negeri belum bisa memahaminya dengan baik. Buku ini menggunakan pendekatan politik perseteruan (contentious politics…
The Voice of Hope is the most wide-ranging collection of Aung San Suu Kyi's views on one of the most inspiring political/spiritual revolutions of our time. Now updated with fascinating new material, this extraordinary book not only gives an unprecedented glimpse into the heart and mind of one of the world's most courageous leaders but also offers the global community an impassioned call to action.
Buku ini berisi tulisan-tulisan yang berupaya untuk merekam berbagai ketidakpastian perkembangan politik dan ekonomi di China. Daftar isi: 1. Partai komunis Cina menghadapi badai 2. Cina pasca Deng Xiaoping, Quo Vadis? 3. Dimensi baru pergulatan politik Cina 4. Status super power, kegelisahan tetangga 5. Ekonomi China : Antara sosialisme dan kapitalisme.
Buku ini merupakan tebaran-tebaran pemikiran yang dapat memberikan perspektif luas tentang perbincangan pembangunan ekonomi dan demokrasi.
This book relates the circumstance that led to the establishment of the State of East Indonesia on December 24, 1946 following the Den Pasar Conference, Bali, and her political, economic, social and cultural policies until her dissolution on August 16, 1950 when the United States of Indonesia of which the State of East Indonesia was an integral part, was disbanded on August 15, 1950 through a p…
Buku ini berisi tentang: 1. Demokrasi RI,QUO VADIS 2. Menumbuhkan semangat nasionalisme 3. Generasi Muda dan kepemimpinan nasional 4. Aksi politik dari senayan 5. Kontroversi relasi sipil militer 6. Radikalisme dan terorisme internasional 7. Mencari makna hubungan luar negeri 8. Epilog Dr Ibnu hamad.