Common Ground: A Political Life

Justin Trudeau’s candid memoir reveals for the first time the experiences that have shaped him over the course of his life, revealing how his passion for politics took root. From his childhood at the prime ministerial residence of 24 Sussex to his leadership of the Liberal party, Trudeau captures the formative moments of his upbringing, including the influence of his father, Pierre, who was p…

Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe

"If you had told Roger McNamee even three years ago that he would soon be devoting himself to stopping Facebook from destroying our democracy, he would have howled with laughter. He had mentored many tech leaders in his illustrious career as an investor, but few things had made him prouder, or been better for his fund's bottom line, than his early service to Mark Zuckerberg. Still a large share…

Democracy in Indonesia: From Stagnation to Regression?

Indonesia has long been hailed as a rare case of democratic transition and persistence in an era of global democratic setbacks. But as the country enters its third decade of democracy, such laudatory assessments have become increasingly untenable. The stagnation that characterized Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s second presidential term has given way to a more far-reaching pattern of democratic re…

Islam in Indonesia: The Contest for Society, Ideas and Values

Indonesia's Muslims are still pondering the role of religion in public life. Although the religious violence marring the transition towards democratic reform has ebbed, the Muslim community has polarised into reactionary and progressive camps with increasingly antagonistic views on the place of Islam in society. Debates over the underlying principles of democratisation have further heated up a…

Sejarah Lengkap : Perang Dunia I 1914-1918

Perang Dunia I (WW1) adalah kontes gladiator terbesar sepanjang sejarah umat manusia yang melibatkan para hegemon Eropa serta koloninya. Vladimir Lenin, sang tokoh komunis Rusia yang dijuluki ‘virus’ oleh para hegemon Eropa menyebut perang ini sebagai ”perangnya bangsawan”, bukan ”perang rakyat”. Pemikirannya yang dilandasi sikap anti kaum ningrat dan prorakyat ini nantinya melahirk…

Mounting fears

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The Politics Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained

Humankind has always asked profound questions about how we can best govern ourselves and how rulers should behave. The Politics Book charts the development of long-running themes, such as attitudes to democracy and violence, developed by thinkers from Confucius in ancient China to Mahatma Gandhi in 20th-century India. Justice goes hand in hand with politics, and in this comprehensive guide,…

The House of Rothschild Illuminati (terjemahan)

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Satu Menit Pencerahan B. J. Habibie: 100 Pencerahan dan Kiat Inspiratif

Tidak sekadar menyuguhkan gagasan-gagasan pencerahan, dalam buku ini kita bisa juga menguji konsistensi B.J. Habibie dalam berbagai gagasan yang pernah dilemparkannya. Ternyata gagasan yang telah melewati lintas waktu, esensinya tidak berbeda seperti yang disampaikannya 30 tahun yang lalu. Tentang keislaman, keindonesiaan, teknologi, nilai tambah, Pancasila, kodrat wanita dan lain-lain. Bahkan …

The Prince

Men ought either to be well treated or crushed, because they can avenge themselves of lighter injuries, of more serious ones they cannot; therefore the injury that is to be done to a man ought to be of such a kind that one does not stand in fear of revenge." For nearly 500 years, Machiavelli's observations on Realpolitik have shocked and appalled the timid and romantic, and for many his name…