“Poverty is mother of crime,” kata Kaisar Romawi, Marcus Aurelius. Bukan berarti Aurelius ingin menuduh orang-orang miskin sebagai pelaku utama kejahatan, tapi ia ingin menandaskan, selalu ada …
Perekonomian di kawasan Singapura, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Hong Kong, danFilipina dikendalikan hanya oleh segelintir konglomerat. Mereka dikenal sebagai godfather Asia. Pada 1990-an, mereka …
Islamic civilization was once the envy of the world. From a succession of glittering, cosmopolitan capitals, Islamic empires lorded it over the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia and swathes o…
Why is the classical social democratic vision of development based on social justice by democratic means losing ground? Why was it so difficult to renew, even in the context of the third wave of de…
Although social movements and media can help destabilize authoritarian governments, not all social protest is effective or culminates in the toppling of dictatorships. Frequently, the military’s …
By early 1945, the war against Japan was at its height and General Douglas MacArthur began to fulfil his vow of liberating the Philippines. He was already planning his own victory parade down Dewey…
The past is another country, the old saying goes. The same might be said of the future. But which country? For Europeans and Americans today, the answer is Russia. In this visionary work of cont…
Minke is a young Javanese student of great intelligence and ambition. Living equally among the colonists and colonized of 19th-century Java, he battles against the confines of colonial strictures. …
Jakarta's darker hues are brought to light as Mochtar Lubis touches upon the fragile truths of politics, poverty, corruption and crime. Through the eyes of a fictional character, Suryono, Lubis plu…
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