The Decline of Constitutional Democracy in Indonesia analyzes the erosion of democratic principles and constitutional governance in Indonesia. The book examines how political power has gradually shifted away from democratic accountability, highlighting the roles of state institutions, political elites, and legal mechanisms in weakening constitutional safeguards. Through a detailed assessment of…
Culture and Politics in Indonesia is a landmark scholarly volume edited by Claire Holt with contributions from leading Indonesia specialists such as Benedict Anderson and James Siegel. Published by Cornell University Press, the book explores the intricate relationship between cultural expression and political power in Indonesia from the colonial period through the post-independence era. The …
This book is divided into four parts, following the course of China's social development. The first part looks back at how New China was founded, covering mainly the period from October 1949 to December 1956. The second part describes political and economic issues between January 1957 and April 1966. The third part gives an overall, systematic and accurate description of the ten-year "cultural…
An overview of key political ideas that shaped Indonesia during its formative post-independence years. The book analyzes debates on democracy, leadership, constitutional structures, and nation-building expressed by major political figures, parties, and intellectuals. Feith highlights how differing visions—liberal, socialist, nationalist, and guided-democracy perspectives—interacted and comp…
This book presents an account of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea as observed by journalist Ishikawa Sho. Published in 1988 by the Foreign Languages Publishing House in Pyongyang, the work describes the social, political, and ideological landscape of North Korea, focusing particularly on the Juche ideology and its influence on the country’s development. Through the author’s persp…
This history of the People's Republic of China (1949-1976), the third and final volume in a major new history of modern China since 1840, offers a sweeping and penetrating account of a singular historical era During these pivotal decades, the Chinese struggled to find an alternative to the Soviet model of industrialization and to confront the awesome problems. of bureaucratization under the gu…
New China: Friend or Foe? by Alun Falconer examines the political, economic, and strategic transformation of the People’s Republic of China in the modern era and evaluates its implications for the international community. The book explores China’s rapid economic growth, technological advancements, military modernization, and evolving global ambitions. Falconer analyzes how domestic policies…
20th Century China by O. Edmund Clubb provides an analytical overview of China’s political, social, and diplomatic developments throughout the twentieth century. Written by a former U.S. Consul General in Peiping, the book offers firsthand insights into the transformation of China from imperial collapse to the rise of the People’s Republic. Clubb examines key events including the fall of th…
This album, published in 1972 by the Foreign Languages Publishing House in Pyongyang, commemorates the 60th anniversary of the birth of Comrade Kim Il Sung. It presents photographic and textual materials illustrating the development and significance of the Juche idea, the guiding ideology of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The volume highlights political achievements, social activi…
Juergensmeyer’s book is something of a Gandhian tour de force—a careful analysis and series of applications of Gandhi’s concept of satyagraha to everyday situations of conflict. A crisply written and cogently argued little manual, this book explores the practical implications of satyagraha (truth force). It is a manual of instruction in the best sense: a popular reassessment of Gandhian c…