Kartu Permainan Musyawarah
Mohammad Natsir orang yang puritan. Hidupnya tak berwarna-warni seperti cerita tonil. Tapi kadang kala orang yang lurus bukan tak menarik. Ia punya daya tarik sendiri: santun, bersih, konsisten, toleran, tapi tegus berpendirian. Indonesia sekarang seakan-akan hidup di sebuah lingkarang setan yang tak terputus: regenerasi kepemimpinan terjadi, tapi birokrasi dan politik yang bersih, kesejaht…
Paris, Mei 1968. Ketika gerakan mahasiswa berkecamuk di Paris, Dimas Suryo, seorang eksil politik Indonesia, bertemu Vivienne Deveraux, mahasiswa yang ikut de- monstrasi melawan pemerintah Prancis. Pada saat yang sama, Dimas me- nerima kabar dari Jakarta: Hananto Prawiro, sahabatnya, ditangkap tentara dan dinyatakan tewas. Di tengah kesibukan mengelola Restoran Tanah Air di Paris, Dimas…
Since the Bali bombings of 2002 and the rise of political Islam, Indonesia has frequently occupied media headlines. Nevertheless, the history of the fourth largest country on earth remains relatively unknown. Adrian Vickers's book, first published in 2005, traces the history of an island country, comprising some 240 million people, from the colonial period through revolution and independence to…
This sophisticated study, now brought back into print as the second book in Equinox Publishing's Classic Indonesia series, delineates the ideology of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) during a crucial period in its history. After sketching the evolution of the Party's doctrines between 1951 and 1959, Professor Mortimer analyzes the ideas, programs, and policies of the PKI during Guided Democ…
Peril is supplemented throughout with never-before-seen material from secret orders, transcripts of confidential calls, diaries, emails, meeting notes and other personal and government records, making for an unparalleled history. It is also the first inside look at Biden’s presidency, revealing the background to his controversial decision to leave Afghanistan. He took office faced with the…
That morning, Jim Sams, clever but by no means profound, woke from uneasy dreams to find himself transformed into a gigantic creature. Jim Sams has undergone a metamorphosis. In his previous life he was ignored or loathed, but in his new incarnation he is the most powerful man in Britain – and it is his mission to carry out the will of the people. Nothing must get in his way: not the oppos…
Abdurrahman Wahid, atau yang lebih populer dengan sebutan Gus Dur, merupakan tokoh panutan yang sangat dihormati oleh banyak kalangan karena pengabdiannya kepada masyarakat, demokrasi, dan Islam toleran. Sosoknya penuh teka-teki dan kontroversial sehingga pemikiran dan tindakannya sering disalahpahami oleh banyak kalangan. Dia dipuji oleh banyak kalangan, namun juga dicela oleh mereka yang tida…