Tatanan orde baru: distorsi ideologi pancasila

Pancasila berasal dari kristalisasi budaya tradisional Indonesia. Di era Orde Baru, Pancasila ditetapkan sebagai dasar berpikir dan bertindak setelah disederhanakan ke dalam bentuk norma untuk mewujudkan tatanan masyarakat selaras, serasi, dan seimbang. Melalui penyederhanaan rumusan Pancasila dan pendidikan Pedoman Penghayatan dan Pengamalan Pancasila (P4), secara nasional Pancasila dinyatakan…

Essays in Anarchism and Religion : Volume III

"Anarchism and religion have historically had an uneasy relationship. Indeed, representatives of both sides have regularly insisted on the fundamental incompatibility of anarchist and religious ideas and practices. Yet, ever since the emergence of anarchism as an intellectual and political movement, a considerable number of religious anarchists have insisted that their religious tradition neces…

Essays on Paula Rego: smile when you think about hell

In these powerful and stylishly written essays, Maria Manuel Lisboa dissects the work of Paula Rego, the Portuguese-born artist considered one of the greatest artists of modern times. Focusing primarily on Rego’s work since the 1980s, Lisboa explores the complex relationships between violence and nurturing, power and impotence, politics and the family that run through Rego’s art. Taking …

Asianisms: regionalist interactions and Asian integration

At the core of this book is a seemingly simple question: What is Asia? the answer involves an investigation of the multifarious discursive and material constructions of Asia within the region and in the West. It reconstructs regional constellations, intersections and relations in their national, transnational and global contexts. Moving far beyond the more well-known Japanese Pan-Asianism of th…

Socialism, capitalism and alternatives: area studies and global theories

In 1989 the Berlin Wall came down. Two years later the Soviet Union disintegrated. The collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union discredited the idea of socialism for generations to come. It was seen as representing the final and irreversible victory of capitalism. This triumphal dominance was barely challenged until the 2008 financial crisis threw the Western world into a st…

The internet myth: from the internet imaginary to network ideologies

‘The Internet is broken and Paolo Bory knows how we got here. In a powerful book based on original research, Bory carefully documents the myths, imaginaries, and ideologies that shaped the material and cultural history of the Internet. As important as this book is to understand our shattered digital world, it is essential for those who would fix it.’ — Vincent Mosco, author of The Smart C…

Democracy and power. The Delhi lectures

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ISBN/ISSN

9781783740956

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192 p.; 23 cm.

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327.1 CHO d

Democracy and power: the Delhi lectures

"Noam Chomsky visited India in 1996 and 2001 and spoke on a wide range of subjects, from democracy and corporate propaganda to the nature of the world order and the role of intellectuals in society. He captivated audiences with his lucid challenge of dominant political analyses, the engaging style of his talks, and his commitment to social equality as well as individual freedom. Chomsky’s ear…