This book provides an overview of the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1987, highlighting the political, social, and cultural conditions of the country following the 1979 Islamic Revolution. It presents contemporary developments in Iran, including national identity, governance, society, and the experiences of the Iranian people during the early years of the Islamic Republic.
This book is a study of the quest for political security by Iran's ruling elite: the Shah before the revolution, and the new Islamic leaders, led by Ayatollah Khomeini, today. It argues that, despite the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty, there is no basic change in the character of the threat to the Iranian political system. Absolute monarchy has been replaced by another kind of absolutism …
Letters to My Torturer is a powerful memoir by Iranian journalist and political activist Houshang Asadi, recounting his arrest, torture, and imprisonment under the Iranian regime. Presented as a series of letters addressed to his torturer, the book exposes the brutality of political repression in Iran, while also exploring themes of love, memory, faith, and resilience. Asadi reflects on his exp…
Perjuangan sedianya memerlukan tiga prasyarat utama: pengorbanan, kesabaran, dan keteguhan. Inilah, paling tidak, yang terlihat jelas dari sosok Imam Ayatullah Khomeini (1902-1989) ketika berjuang melawan rezim Dinasti Pahlevi. Sebelum akhirnya berhasil memimpin revolusi yang menggulingkan Shah Pahlevi, Ayatullah harus keluar dari Iran dan hidup di pengasingan. Bahkan nyawanya diancam rezim…
Buku ini mengkaji dinamika hubungan antara penguasa pendudukan Jepang dan kelompok pemuda Indonesia dalam konteks pertumbuhan nasionalisme selama masa pendudukan Jepang. Pembahasan menyoroti strategi politik dan kebudayaan yang digunakan Jepang untuk memobilisasi dukungan rakyat, serta respons kaum pemuda yang memanfaatkan situasi tersebut untuk memperkuat kesadaran dan gerakan nasional. Buku i…
From Opium War to Liberation by Israel Epstein presents a broad historical overview of China's journey from the 19th century to the mid-20th century, when the country underwent a major transformation from dynastic rule to national revolution and finally liberation under the new government in 1949. Epstein outlines the destructive impact of the Opium Wars on Chinese society, including colonial i…
This book provides a detailed historical narrative of the final years of the Pahlavi monarchy in Iran. William H. Forbis examines the political, social, and economic conditions that led to growing unrest, culminating in the 1979 Iranian Revolution. Through journalistic analysis, he portrays the complexities of the Shah’s rule, the rise of opposition movements, and the factors that contributed…
Already acclaimed as "a devastating portrait" (Business Week), this revised and updated edition of Robert Graham's book is particularly revealing of how the Shah of Iran's neglect of his country's basic needs, and misreading of its mood, led to one of the most stunning political reversals of the century. Powerfully persuasive, as well as timely in light of today's headlines, Iran: The Illus…
Buku ini mengkaji jalannya perang yang cepat di Hindia Belanda selama invasi Jepang. Konflik tersebut berlangsung dengan cepat, dengan perlawanan minimal dari penduduk setempat, yang sebagian besar menunjukkan ketidakpedulian terhadap otoritas kolonial Belanda yang menghadapi agresi militer Jepang. Perlawanan yang berarti terbatas pada pasukan laut Belanda di laut. Di darat, khususnya di pulau …
Buku ini membicarakan hubungan antara Jepang dan Indonesia, antara sebuah negara industri, dengan sumber alam yang tidak seberapa, dan sebuah negara berkembang yang kaya akan sumber alam, dm tahun 1951 sampai 1966, masa ketika kedua negara Lersebut mulai memndingkan masalah pampasan perang Jepang untuk Indonesia, sampai masa ketika Presiden Sukarno kehilangan kekuasaan setelah kudeta yang gagal…