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…
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author brings to his subject not only a command of available Western studies on the country, but a wealth of previously unpublished interviews with retired or deposed political and military personalities.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 …
A compilation written by a former diplomat about three wars that the Netherlands fought in the 20th century, the Second World War, the police actions and New Guinea
This is the second of three volumes of documents on Australian policy toward Indonesia in the years 1947-49. It begins with the negotiation of the Renville Agreement in January 1948 and ends with the launching of the second Dutch police action against the Republic in December 1948, Episodes and issues covered include the efforts of Justice R. C. Kirby, Australia's representative on the Committe…
Indonesia's independence was an early and critical test of Australia's capacity to respond positively to change in Asia. Before the Second World War much of Aus- tralia's 'near north' was controlled by one or other of the European colonial powers. After the war Asia was transformed as the Philippines, India, Pakistan and Ceylon attained independence. In French Indochina and the Netherlands East…
Indonesia' struggle for independence was an early test of Australia's capacity to respond positively to change in Asia. After the Second World War Australia's 'near nort' was transformed as Asian nations broke free from European empires. In the Netherlands East Indies Indonesian nationalis encounred strong opposition. In December 1948 Dutch military forces launched a second military offensive a…
Singapore became a base for Indonesian special operations during the years 1945-1950, both as source of material needed by the newly independent Republic of Indonesia in the face of probable designs on the part of the Netherlands East Indies government to force a military solution to the conflict, and as a transit port in neighboring countries. This book, based on the author's personal involvem…
This book is a significant study of Indonesia's achievement of independence from the Netherlands immediately following World War II. It places the military and diplomatic struggle between the Indonesians and the Dutch within the international context of the period, so that the conflicting pressures on the two parties as they sought an acceptable, realistic, and workable agreement are made much …