The development of NU that has almost reached its 80 year has opened the possibility of the birth of new generations that have new ideas that may be very far from the thoughts of the organisation's founding fathers. That is why good basic knowledge on sources that are reference for Nahdlatul Ulama as well as values and the history of Nahdlatul Ulama itself is needed, so the development of views…
This book discusses historical studies based on comparative studies of civilizations accompanied by problems, challenges and solutions
This book discusses the country universally. There is contact between civilizations as well as law and freedom in the history and prospects of western civilization
Indonesian politics under Suharto is readable, well-informed, and judicious introduction to the 'New Order', and the figures who have shaped it. The author brings to his subject not only a command of available Western studies on the country, but a wealth of previously unpublished interviews with retired or deposed political and military personalities.
Buku ini merupakan kumpulan tulisan yang pernah dan belum pernah dimuat di media masa. Sebagian merupakan pengantar beberapa buku sejarah. Sedang sebagian lainnya terdiri dari tinjauan buku terutama yang terbit setelah era reformasi 1998. Substansi yang dibahas merefleksikan perkembangan sejarah Indonesia mutakhir, sebagian besar buku yang dibicarakan itu tergolong kategori terlarang pada masa …
I'm honored and delighted to comment on Hank Hillin's book about my partner and running mate, Senator Al Gore of Tennessee. This book tells Gore's life story the way his life really is, and should be read by every American who's interested in what happens to the United States. First and foremost Hank Hillin found as I did that Al Gore is a man of character and honor, a man devoted to his God, h…
Driving a very old jeep, George McT. Kahin crossed the status quo line separating the Dutch and the Republican forces. He succeeded. But how could he face the angry, suspicious civilians and armed forces who believed that he was a Dutch intruder? A very helpful officer, who believed that he was just a graduate student trying to gather material for dissertation on Indonesian Revolution, advised …
Emergency and confrontation is the first sustained and scholarly account of Australia's, waged againts the armed forces of the Malayan communist party between 1948 and 1960, and in confrontation, an undeclared war initiated by Indonesia to destabilise the emergent federation of Malaysia and fought largely along the common border in the northern part of Borneo between 1962 and 1966.
Without neglecting political history, it contains more social history than any other book of similar size. It treats of popular sports and pastimes, such as shooting, fishing, horse racing, and sail- ing: eating and drinking customs; devel- opments in fine arts, music, and medicine; deals with the revolution in sexual mores, and pays particular attention to the American Indian. The parallel his…
In Between Hope and History, President Bill Clinton offers the American people his vision for the country as we enter the twenty-first century. The President sees the nation poised on the edge of what he calls "the age of possibility. With elo quence and clarity, he details the broad values of opportunity, responsibility, and community that he regards as critical to helping America meet our cha…