Untitled - Marjin Kiri

10 years of publishing.
Founded in 2005, marjin kiri (which
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critical/leist thinking within the academia and general readers. in the midst of
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history / indonesian studies
Sexual Slavery
Comparisons between Fascism of
the Japanese Occupation Era and
Neo-Fascism of the New Order
ANNA MARIANA
Mass violence toward women repeatedly takes place in every crisis and
transitional period of Indonesian
political history, i.e. the Japanese occupation era (1942-1945), the New Order’s
consolidation period after 1965 and the
fall of the regime in 1998.
original title: Perbudakan Seksual:
Perbandingan Antara Masa Fasisme
Jepang dan Neo-Fasisme Orde Baru
February 2015
ISBN 978-979-1260-40-4
xiv + 180 pp. ; 140 x 203 mm; US$5.20
World rights
ANNA MARIANA (1982) is a researcher at
etnohistori.org, an online journal on anthropology and history, and a fellow researcher at
Sajogyo Institute.
This book discusses the violence
perpetrated during the Japanese
occupation era and the beginning of the
New Order —violence that can only be
termed “sexual slavery” because it
happened in continuous, systemic and
repetitive ways.
Provided with interviews and quotes
from the survivors (both those who were
enslaved as jugun ianfu during the
Japanese era and women political
prisoners who were abused after the
anti-communist purge of 1965-1966),
this book would like to answer: What
kind of social-political and cultural
situations that allowed these practices
of violence? It gives a major challenge
on how the state viewed and dealt with
these unresolved issues.
“Daringly put the label ‘fascism’ to the
New Order regime [...] With a lot of
stories and analysis, [this book] helps us
to understand the physical sufferings of
the subjugated Indonesian women.”
— Ekspresi
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history / indonesian studies / cultural studies
Cultural Violence
How the New Order Legitimized
Anti-Communism through
Literature and Film
WIJAYA HERLAMBANG
The persistence of anti-communism in
Indonesia was not only a result of years
of political campaigning by Soeharto’s
New Order regime, but also of cultural
aggression against communism,
particularly through the justification of
the violence against the alleged
communist members in 1965-1966.
original title: Kekerasan Budaya Pasca
1965: Bagaimana Orde Baru Melegitimasi
Anti-Komunisme Melalui Sastra dan Film
March 2015 (first published in November 2013)
ISBN 978-979-1260-43-5
xiv + 334 pp. ; 140 x 203 mm; US$8.70
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An English version of the book has been
published as Cultural Violence: Its Practice and
Challenge in Indonesia
By discussing how the New Order and
its cultural agents utilised cultural
products –literary works, school textbooks and films—in legitimating
violence against communists, this book
attempts to explore the ways in which
the 1965-1966 massacre was normalised.
A sensational and controversial bestseller upon its release, this book reveals
the previously unknown ties between
Indonesian literary giants like Goenawan
Mohamad and Mochtar Lubis with
CIA-backed Congress for Cultural
Freedom and its agents in Asia. It also
analyses the resistance of contemporary
cultural organizations in Indonesia
against the anti-communist legacies of
the New Order.
WIJAYA HERLAMBANG (1974) teaches
literature at Gunadarma University. He is also
a researcher and member of the International
Steering Commitee for the International
People's Tribunal (IPT) 1965.
Photo: A bookstore allegedly owned by a communist
symphatizer was destroyed by anti-communist mob
(BBC/Getty Images)
history / indonesian studies / cultural studies
A controversiAl bestseller...
“When normality is built atop mass graves, and secured by terror and lies, a moral vacuum is
inevitable. Wijaya Herlambang brilliantly analyses both the historical development and
discursive dynamics of this vacuum.” — Joshua Oppenheimer, director of the awardwinning documentaries The Act of Killing and The Look of Silence
“... Herlambang introduces a fresh discussion to the subject along with critical
engagement of historical sources ... an important contribution for a younger generation of
Indonesians, trying to understand the development of modern Indonesian culture.”
— Social Transformations: Journal of the Global South
“Confirming with an empirical research what was used to be a rumour within literary scene.”
— The GeoTimes
“[The author] has been in the local literary spotlight after his book was published in late last
year ... Many agree with the book; not a few reject it.” — The Jakarta Post
“A dense read ... the book’s value is the important questions it raises about how literature
and film were used to promote a preferred history.” — Forbes Indonesia
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history / indonesian studies / cultural studies
Criss-crossing Relations between Indonesia and Europe
Dictator, Music and Language
JOSS WIBISONO
with a preface by Bre Redana
original title: Saling Silang IndonesiaEropa: Dari Diktator, Musik, hingga Bahasa
September 2012
ISBN 978-979-1260-16-9
xiv + 228 pp. ; 140 x 203 mm; US$5.50
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Indonesian history cannot be excluded
from world history as a whole. With that
premise, Joss Wibisono explains the
nearly forgotten aspects of the relationship between Indonesia and Europe,
among others the influence of gamelan
(Javanese orchestra) on Western classical
music, the absorption of Indonesian
vocabularies by the Dutch and, especially, the notion that the New Order’s
dictatorship has its origins in European
fascism which was introduced during
the colonial time.
Entertaining without losing its depth,
this book is an important contribution to
the Indonesian historiography and gives
new insights into East-West relations to a
larger audience.
“Joss’ essays clearly place Indonesian
history in the realm of world history.”
— Suara Merdeka
JOSS WIBISONO (1959) is a former Visiting
Research Fellow at The Center for Southeast
Asian Studies (CSEAS), Kyoto University. For
25 years until 2012, he was journalist, editor
and senior editor at the Indonesian Service of
Radio Netherlands Worldwide in Hilversum.
“Joss Wibisono expressed his ideas light
heartedly without reducing the complexities of the issues, and rich in the
sense that it brings the readers to
critical imagination about the offshoots
of what is usually called Indonesian
nationalism.” — Literasi, Journal of
Humanities
sociology / indonesian studies
Social Changes in Balinese
Villages Duality, Local Democracy
and the Revivalism of Tradition
DADDI H. GUNAWAN
with a preface by Robert M.Z. Lawang
The colonial construction of Bali as
“a harmonious Island of Gods” is so
enduring dan pervasive that we often
forget how the history and social
dynamics of Bali is full of tensions,
clashes, conflicts and changes.
original title: Perubahan Sosial di
Pedesaan Bali: Dualitas, Kebangkitan Adat,
dan Demokrasi Lokal
December 2014
ISBN 978-979-1260-37-4
xxii + 367 pp. ; 140 x 203 mm; US$8.30
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Based on the author’s extensive research
in an indigenous Balinese village, this
book shows how a village life is inextricably linked to the external influences
around it. The ideas about democracy
and political openness that swept all
over Indonesia after the fall of authoritarian regime in 1998 gave rise to the
revivalism of tradition. But in contrast to
the commonly held belief that sees
tradition as “feudal” and “conservative,”
this revivalism grew together with the
new practices of local democracy.
Using critical sociology, this book offers
an astute criticism toward assumptions
and concepts underlying development
projects in Indonesia.
DADDI H. GUNAWAN (1962) had been active in
journalism and civil society movement since
1985. He taught sociology at University of
Indonesia, and in 2014, received “Satya
Lencana Wira Karya” award from the President
of the Republic of Indonesia.
“Rich of informations—readers will
directly feel it from the first page [...]
give an interesting answer about social
changes that swept across Bali.”
— Gatra
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history / indonesian studies
Spying the Movement
Political Intelligence Service of the
Dutch Indies, 1916-1934
ALLAN AKBAR
with a preface by Harry A. Poeze
The era of Indonesian Nationalist Movement –known as The Age of Motion—
was boisterous; nationalist organizations
founded, rallies and meetings held,
worker’s strikes organized and peasants
rebelled. To muffle them, the colonial
government created the Political
Intelligence Service (Politieke
Inlichtingendienst and Algemeene
Recherche Dienst), tasked with spying
on and deter revolutionary actions.
original title: Memata-matai Kaum
Pergerakan: Dinas Intelijen Politik Hindia
Belanda 1916-1934
March 2013
ISBN 978-979-1260-20-6
xx + 117 pp. ; 140 x 203 mm; US$4.50
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Probing into hard-to-access sources,
this book reviews the hustles of this
service and Indonesian nationalists’
response to it, providing exciting stories
as in espionage fiction.
“Very important to read, especially by
state officials, military, police and
intelligence analysts.”
— Kedaulatan Rakyat
“Allan Akbar is the first Indonesian
to write solidly about Political
Intelligence Service in the Dutch Indies,
considering that the sources are difficult
to get and probably were already
destroyed.” — Kompas
ALLAN AKBAR (1989) studied history at
University of Indonesia. Now an editor at
online history-and-culture magazine Loka
(loka-majalah.com)
history / indonesian studies / urban studies
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Taking Over City Space
The Actions of the Urban Poor of
Surabaya, 1900-1960s
PURNAWAN BASUNDORO
re ci pi en ts
Although Indonesian
of
Book incentive
cities had been grows programme
by Ministry of
ing since the beginning
research,
technology,
and Higher
of the 20th century, the
education
urban poor were largely
overlooked in the Indo nesian historiography which
gave more emphasis on rural
classes and peasant’s rebellions.
original title: Merebut Ruang Kota: Aksi
Rakyat Miskin Kota Surabaya 1900-1960an
May 2013
ISBN 978-979-1260-22-0
xiv + 338 pp. ; 140 x 203 mm; US$7.50
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This book analyses the dynamics of the
urban poor in Surabaya –provincial capital of East Java and Indonesia's second
largest city—to fight for their rights of
living spaces in the city, from colonial era
until post-independence period. The
conflict over space loomed from time to
time between newcomers and local
residents, among the newcomers themselves, between the poor and the state
apparatus and also between the poor
and other groups.
This groundbreaking study will be a
great interest for history and urban
studies enthusiasts everywhere.
“This study proves that the driving force
behind a historical change is not always
the ruling class.” — Kompas
PURNAWAN BASUNDORO (1971) teaches history
at Airlangga University, Surabaya. With Freek
Colombijn, he co-edited Old Cities New Cities:
History of the Indonesian Cities [Kota Lama Kota
Baru: Sejarah Kota-Kota di Indonesia] (2005).
“Interesting ... covering issues that now
become major problems in big cities in
Indonesia.” — Historia Magazine
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history / indonesian studies/ cultural studies
No Long Hair Allowed
New Order’s Practice of Power Over
the Indonesian Youth in 1970s
ARIA WIRATMA YUDHISTIRA
with a preface by Andi Achdian
At the beginning of the New Order’s era,
communism wasn’t the only enemy of
the regime, but also... long hair!
original title: Dilarang Gondrong!
Praktik Kekuasaan Orde Baru terhadap
Anak Muda Awal 1970-an
April 2010
ISBN 978-979-1260-07-7
xxii + 161 pp. ; 140 x 203 mm; US$6.00
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This seemingly trivial matter caught the
regime’s special attention. Military
officers released radiograms about long
hair prohibition. Public agencies refused
to serve long-haired men. Students,
artists and soccer players were prohibited to have long hair. Raids and penalties were held on streets involving
territorial armies armed with scissors.
Even Long Hair Eradication Coordinating
Board was founded.
The big question is: why? Why was the
New Order so afraid of long hair? Aria
Wiratma eloquently traced this ridiculous policy, the beginning of the paranoid attitude of the regime that always
sees its own people as threat.
“[This book] describes the period of
depoliticization imposed very seriously,
and also ridiculously, by the New Order.”
— Bisnis Indonesia
ARIA W. YUDHISTIRA (1979) studied history at
University of Indonesia. After working as a
journalists at MSTri Radio, Investor Daily,
Seputar Indonesia and Indonesia Finance
Today, now an editor at economic research
company Katadata.
“This book explains how the New Order
dictated the meaning and the understanding of anything. Even for things
that should not be associated as the
problems of the state.” — Radar
Surabaya
history / indonesian studies / sociology
‘Marhaen’ and ‘Wong Cilik’
Dissecting the Discourse and
Practice of Nationalism for the Poor
RETOR A.W. KALIGIS
with a preface by Joko Widodo
original title: Marhaen dan Wong Cilik:
Membedah Wacana dan Praktik Nasionalisme bagi Rakyat Kecil dari PNI sampai PDIPerjuangan
March 2014
ISBN 978-979-1260-35-0
xvi + 370 pp. ; 140 x 203 mm; US$8.50
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Indonesian nationalism
re ci pi en ts
of
was born and based
Book incentive
s programme
not upon the similarity
by Ministry of
research,
of ethnicity, language,
technology,
and Higher
or culture, but on the
education
contrary, upon the diversity of them all, united by
the same misery experienced
by colonized peoples. Therefore, the
project of social justice and liberation
from poverty is an inherent part of such
nationalism. But how did the Indonesian
nationalist parties give meanings to this
project throughout their history?
This book traces how nationalist parties
make poor people’s problems as their
case: at what point do they succeed and
don’t succeed? What are the internal and
external problems of the political arena
in each era discussed?
With preface written by Joko Widodo
–the elected President of the Republic of
Indonesia in July 2014 heated election—
outlining how such notions of nationalism for the poor forged his “political
education” , this is an important reading
to understand Indonesian politics today.
RETOR A.W. KALIGIS (1970) is a lecturer at the
College of Social and Political Science
“Widuri”. He’s politically active in Indonesian
Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), and also
a member of Asia and Pacific Association for
Social Work Education (APASWE).
“A comprehensive study to examine the
ideology of Marhaenism.”
— Kompas
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cultural studies / indonesian studies
Curation and Power
Curatorship and Power Relations in
Indonesian Contemporary Art World
AGUNG HUJATNIKAJENNONG
with a preface by I. Bambang Sugiharto
original title: Kurasi dan Kuasa:
Kekuratoran dalam Medan Seni Rupa
Kontemporer di Indonesia
March 2015
ISBN 978-979-1260-39-8
xx + 277 pp. ; 151 x 216 mm; US$7.50
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AGUNG HUJATNIKAJENNONG (1976) teaches at
Bandung Institute of Technology. He has
curated many art exhibitions in Indonesia and
abroad. In 2014, he was nominated to receive
the Independent Vision Curatorial Award by
Independent Curators International, New York.
The term “curator” and “curatorship”
became popular in Indonesia since early
1990s along with the popularity of
“contemporary arts”. This book shows
that although collecting and exhibitionary institutions such as museums are
still underdeveloped in Indonesia, the
practice of curatorship as part of the
exhibition-making mechanism had
actually became an integral element
throughout the history of Indonesian art
world. The author traces how the specific
social situations since the pre-independence period have made contemporary
arts curatorship in Indonesia grow and
develop in its own ways.
Through a historical approach, theories
of art world, and cultural studies
approach, this book shows that the
practice of curatorship in Indonesia has
been bound by economic and political
power relations both in local and global
context.
“ A valuable contribution to the
development of contemporary arts in
Indonesia. Since, for the last few years,
we haven’t seen any book about arts
published in Indonesia.”
— Gatra
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philosophy / ecology
Ecophenomenology
On the Ontological Dimensions of
the Disequilibrium between
Human and Nature
SARAS DEWI
Environmental ethics and movements
have accurately demonstrated the
various damages and degradation of
nature due to human activities. The
anthropocentric worldview has been
blamed as the source of disequilibrium
between men and nature.
original title: Ekofenomenologi:
Mengurai Disekuilibrium Relasi Manusia
dengan Alam
March 2015
ISBN 978-979-1260-42-8
xiv + 172 pp. ; 140 x 203 mm; US$5.20
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However, ethical approach to the
problem of disequilibrium is no longer
sufficient. There must be a new and
vigorous method to solve the crux of the
matter. Ecophenomenology proposes
new ontology towards human and
nature. Through the philosophies of
Husserl, Merleau-Ponty and Heidegger,
ecophenomenology aims to a more
rigorous argument to investigate the
relation between human and nature,
enables us to think a more radical
problem of disequilibrium.
“[The author] believes that philosophy is
conscience, and intellectual arguments
were built upon that. This book was
written to defend Benoa Bay from the
threat of reclamation.” — Bali Post
SARAS DEWI (1983) teaches philosophy at
University of Indonesia. She’s also a singer,
poet and activist on environmental and
women’s issues. Her articles appear in many
journals, and her poems were published as
Whitesoul [Jiwaputih] (2005).
“Reformulating the source of environmental degradation while providing
new solution through ecophenomenology.” — Gatra
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philosophy / political thought
Radical Subject and the
Politics of Emancipation in
the Age of Global Capitalism
A Study on Žižek’s Thought
ROBERTUS ROBET
In the midst of anxiety and postmodern
pessimism, the philosopher Slavoj Žižek
came up with an optimistic breakthrough: radical politics is still possible!
His philosophy is an attempt to refresh
radical politics—new kinds of resistances to counter the realities imposed
by contemporary global capitalism.
original title: Manusia Politik: Subyek
Radikal dan Politik Emansipasi di Era
Kapitalisme Global Menurut Slavoj Žižek
April 2010
ISBN 978-979-1260-06-0
xvi + 243 pp. ; 140 x 203 mm; US$8.00
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ROBERTUS ROBET (1971) earned his doctorate
from Driyarkara School of Philosophy. He
now teaches sociology at the State University
of Jakarta, beside active in civil society
organizations and human rights watchdog
he helped to found.
This book is the first comprehensive
study in Indonesian on Slavoj Žižek, a
unique, raucous philosopher who has
shocked the world with his brilliance
and originality.
“[This book] also unleash new
intellectual energy so that we will able
to avoid the trap of social fatigue.”
— Kompas
From
the
same
author
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philosophy / social theory
Introduction to Sociology
of Citizenship
From Marx to Agamben
ROBERTUS ROBET
co-written with Hendrik Boli Tobi
Citizenship resurfaced, as academic
studies and also political issues, in 1990s
due to various contemporary
developments brought by neoliberal
globalization.
original title: Pengantar Sosiologi
Kewarganegaraan: Dari Marx sampai
Agamben
April 2014
ISBN 978-979-1260-32-9
x + 219 pp. ; 140 x 203 mm; US$5.70
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Republicanism and
Indonesianess
An Introduction
This book is the first introduction in
Indonesian to the theories on citizenship. Here are discussed: liberal citizenship, multicultural citizenship,
republicanism’s view on citizenship,
Marx’s and Weber’s view on citizenship,
T.H. Marshall’s social citizenship,
Foucault’s body politics, Agamben’s
homo sacer.
All are relevant to the analyses of the
problems of citizenship in postauthoritarianism Indonesia.
Return of the Political
Various Contemporary
Political Thinkings
co-edited with Ronny Agustinus
original title: Republikanisme dan Keindonesiaan: Sebuah Pengantar
original title: Kembalinya Politik:
Pemikiran Politik Kontemporer dari (A)rendt
sampai (Ž)ižek
June 2007
ISBN 978-979-1260-03-9
xiv + 140 pp. ; 120 x 190 mm; US$4.00
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July 2008
ISBN 978-979-1260-08-4
xl + 215 pp. ; 140 x 203 mm; US$5.50
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philosophy / social theory / anthropology
Marxist Anthropologists
Introduction to Their Ideas
DEDE MULYANTO (ED.)
co-edited with Stanley Khu
Contributors: Dede Mulyanto, Dicky Putra
Ermandara, Fuad Abdulgani, Stanley Khu.
Marxist anthropology in general was
born as a reaction toward the theoretical
failure and political blindness of the
previously dominant anthropology.
original title: Pengantar Pemikiran
Tokoh-tokoh Antropologi Marxis
March 2014
ISBN 978-979-1260-29-9
vi + 244 pp. ; 140 x 203 mm; US$5.70
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The anthropologists discussed in this
book (Maurice Godelier, Claude
Meillassoux, Michael Taussig, Marshall
Sahlins, Claude Lévi-Strauss) are selected
for their theoretical orientations, which
of course can’t be grouped entirely in
the same school of thought, but
essentially have one thing in common:
all of them are inspired by Marx and use
Marx’s concept and analyses in new,
textually non-vulgar ways.
They all offer new perspectives in
effort to understand what’s hidden
behind empirical realities of societies
and cultures.
“... offering new perspectives in
anthropological research which is now
in a state of insensitivity in reading the
conditions of the object of the study.”
— Balkon
DEDE MULYANTO (1978) teaches anthropology
at Padjajaran University. His other books are:
Capitalism: Socio-historical Perspective
[Kapitalisme: Perspektif Sosio-Historis] (2010)
and The Genealogy of Capitalism [Genealogi
Kapitalisme] (2012).
philosophy / political thought
Behind Marx
The Life and Thought of Friedrich
Engels
DEDE MULYANTO (ED.)
with a preface by Sylvia Tiwon
Contributors: Coen Husain Pontoh,
Dede Mulyanto, Iqra Anugrah, Martin
Suryajaya, M. Zaki Husein, Stanley Khu.
There has been so much written
negatively about Engels as a mere
secretary or financial supporter of Marx,
even as a “philosophical autodidact” that
simply lacked the level of education
necessary to understand Marx, so it was
Engels who distort interpretations of
Marx’s complex ideas.
original title: Di Balik Marx: Sosok dan
Pemikiran Friedrich Engels
February 2015
ISBN 978-979-1260-41-1
xvi + 186 pp. ; 140 x 203 mm; US$5.50
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Against all these groundless accusations,
this book is an attempt to restore Engels
as a true revolutionary and important
thinker in his own right, whose ideas are
still relevant to the world we live today.
Engels’ thinkings are explained through
various case studies, from the evolution
of human hand to the recent religious
conflicts in Tibet.
“This book can be a supplement in
analysing Marxist thought of Engels [...]
the main advantage of this book is its
systematic structure.” — Indoprogress
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philosophy / political thought
Authentic Politics
Hannah Arendt on Men and
Freedom
AGUS SUDIBYO
with a preface by F. Budi Hardiman
Hannah Arendt’s view on politics is
different from the kind of politics we
know and practice today. For Arendt,
politics is not about domination. Politics
must liberate and encourage people to
express themselves authentically in
public.
original title: Politik Otentik: Manusia
dan Kebebasan dalam Pemikiran Hannah
Arendt
August 2012
ISBN 978-979-1260-14-5
xxvi + 240 pp. ; 140 x 203 mm; US$5.70
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This book comprehensively analyses
Hannah Arendt’s political thinking and
presents a perspective of its contextuality in today’s Indonesian politics, when
private religious sentiments and
economic interests intensively infiltrate
political and public spheres. The collapse
of public sphere will present a grave
danger to men’s freedom and civilization
as a whole.
“Sudibyo took the readers to see how
wide the gap between Indonesian
politics and the ideal politics that been
envisaged by Arendt.” — Kompas
“This book is seriously written and
represents the existential anxiety of the
author. It also represents so many individuals who cannot utter their voices in
the midst of the hullabaloo of Indo nesian politics.” — Tempo
AGUS SUDIBYO (1974) is former Chairman of
Commission on Public Complaints and
Enforcement of Ethics at Indonesian Press
Council, and recipient of Press Freedom
Award 2007.
philosophy / political-economy
Human Economy
Karl Polanyi’s Critique of the FreeMarket System
JUSTINUS PRASTOWO
with a preface by B. Herry-Priyono
There’s no other thinker so meticulously
predicting the destructive impacts of
market economy and social crises of the
Great Depression except Karl Polanyi.
original title: Ekonomi Insani: Kritik Karl
Polanyi terhadap Sistem Pasar Bebas
August 2014
ISBN 978-979-1260-36-7
xx + 183 pp. ; 140 x 203 mm; US$5.70
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JUSTINUS PRASTOWO (1970) is now executive
director of Center for Indonesia Taxation
Analysis (CITA), after 12 years working at
Directorate General of Taxes, Ministry of
Finance of Indonesia. He wrote many articles
on taxes, economics and development.
Today, along with more rapid and
successive economic crises, Polanyi’s
analyses becomes more relevant and
important than ever. Even The Guardian
reported on the 2012 World Economic
Forum, “The ghost of Karl Polanyi is
stalking Davos.”
This book offers a brilliant entrance
toward Polanyi’s complex thoughts. To
whomever wants to find alternatives for
the dangers brought by unhindered
capitalism to democracy and society,
this book is a must read.
“The theme of economic disembeddedness becomes more relevant today.
Crisis after crisis with various complications and triggers convincingly show
that the dynamics of the economy is no
longer in line with that of society. This
book successfully explains those
dynamics as well as the urgency to ‘reembedd’ the economy.”
— A. Prasetyantoko, Atma Jaya
Catholic University of Indonesia
“... should be considered by the policymaking economists.” — Gatra
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philosophy / cultural studies
What is Music?
Explorations on Sound and Silence
based on John Cage’s 4’33’’
KARINA ANDJANI
with an afterword by Albertus Harsawibawa
When 4’33’’ was performed for the first
time in 1952, this “silent piece” by John
Cage immediately sparked controversies
and triggered endless debates on
aesthetics and philosophy. How must we
make sense of this experiment? Can
silence be called music? Is there anything such as silence?
original title: Apa Itu Musik? Kajian
tentang Sunyi dan Bunyi Berdasarkan
4'33" karya John Cage
April 2014
ISBN 978-979-1260-30-5
xii + 150 pp. ; 140 x 203 mm; US$4.70
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Karina Andjani explores these questions
in an engaging and accessible way. Not
just a study on Cage, this book is actually
an exploration on music ontology: what
can be called music and what are the
conditions?
A very rare study written by any Indo nesians and therefore cannot be missed
by any philosophy readers or music
lovers in general.
“Worthy reference for composers and
music critics.” — Jawa Pos
KARINA ANDJANI (1991) studied philosophy
at University of Indonesia while giving piano
courses at Sonora Music School. She is a
Chopin aficionado and now takes a graduate
degree in psychology.
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socio-political issues
Security Sector Reform in
Post-New Order Indonesia
The Advocacy Communication
of Civil Society Organizations
MUHAMAD HARIPIN
One of the main demands voiced by civil
society organizations in post-Reformasi
Indonesia was Security Sector Reform
(SSR). SSR was viewed as a crucial
problem that would influence the
democratization process at large.
original title: Reformasi Sektor Keamanan Pasca Orde Baru: Melacak Pandangan
dan Komunikasi Advokasi Masyarakat Sipil
September 2013
ISBN 978-979-1260-25-1
xiv + 171 pp. ; 140 x 203 mm; US$5.50
World rights
MUHAMAD HARIPIN (1985) is a researcher at
the Center for Political Studies - Indonesian
Institute of Sciences (P2P LIPI). He wrote his
opinions on defense and security in The
Jakarta Post, Seputar Indonesia and Security
Studies Update blog.
Based on Habermas’s communication
theory and Foucault’s discourse theory,
this book explains civil society organizations’ advocacy communication and
strategy in campaigning for SSR issues
since President Habibie’s era (1999) to
the first period of President Yudhoyono’s
administration (2009).
“This is the first book that’s comprehensively explains the roles of CSO’s
advocacy in the process of security
sector reform in Indonesia. Haripin
engagingly lays out the first five years of
SSR as the golden years in civil-military
collaboration, and how those roles
rather declined afterwards.”
— Ikrar Nusa Bhakti, Indonesian
Institute for Sciences (LIPI)
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socio-political issues
The Politics of Hope
Indonesian Women Politics after
Reformasi 1998
ANI SOETJIPTO
with a preface by Rocky Gerung
Indonesian women's political movement
has gained some important achievements such as the increasing number of
women elected to seats in parliament
and public offices.
original title: Politik Harapan: Perjalanan
Politik Perempuan Indonesia Pasca
Reformasi
April 2011
ISBN 978-979-1260-10-7
xxii + 140 pp. ; 140 x 203 mm; US$5.50
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But, unluckily, this quantitative progress
has not been accompanied by an
increase in qualitative criteria that can
produce a genuine political transformation. “Feminization of poverty” still
occured, bureaucratic and institutional
structures continued to operate under
the “nature of patriarchy”. Ani Soetjipto
outlines the ways how Indonesian
women's movement must address these
conditions politically.
From the same author
Voices from the
Villages
Toward the
Revitalization of Family
Welfare Development
Programme
co-written with Shelly Adelina
with preface by Ruth Indiah Rahayu
ANI SOETJIPTO (1952) teaches at Department
of International Relations, University of Indo nesia. She is an expert on women’s political
participation and actively campaigned for
30% quota for women candidates which was
eventually enacted since 2004 election.
original title: Suara dari Desa:
Menuju Revitalisasi PKK
March 2013
ISBN 978-979-1260-19-0
xiv + 222 pp. ; 140 x 203 mm
World rights
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socio-political issues
The Rise of Labour Movement
Indonesian Unions after Reformasi
1998
JAFAR SURYOMENGGOLO (ED.)
Contributors: Abu Mufakhir; Benny Hari Juliawan; Bambang Tribuana Dahana; Rita Olivia
Tambunan; R. Herlambang Perdana Wiratraman; Sarinah; Surya Tjandra; Syarif Arifin.
original title: Kebangkitan Gerakan
Buruh: Refleksi Era Reformasi
May 2014
ISBN 978-979-1260-34-3
x + 214 pp. ; 140 x 203 mm
Non-English world rights; US$5.00
An English version of the book has been
published as Worker Activism after Reformasi
1998: A New Phase for Indonesian Unions?
JAFAR SURYOMENGGOLO (1978) is a Research
Fellow at the Center for Southeast Asian
Studies (CSEAS), Kyoto University. His recent
book is Organising under the Revolution:
Unions and the State in Java, 1945-48 (2013).
This book brings together discussions on
the progress and current state of Indonesian labour movement after the
collapse of the New Order regime in May
1998 that brought up the Reformasi. In
the context of state-labour relationship,
it allows more rooms for workers to
organise and join into unions. However,
it has also delivered neo-liberal
challenges for workers’ collective efforts
to defend their economic interests.
Those changes and challenges, however,
do not prevent Indonesian labour to
adapt and develop strategies to maintain its independent organisations.
Noting the developments, the authors
of this book address some important
questions and critical reflections: What
should be the priority of the movement?
Is there any new method and strategy
for it? How can the movement create a
resonance within society at large?
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literature / fiction
The Beard Peed on the Guy
in the Poster
Stories
A.S. LAKSANA
original title: Si Janggut Mengencingi
Herucakra: Kumpulan Cerita
October 2015
ISBN 978-979-1260-49-7
viii + 133 pp. ; 140 x 203 mm; US$5.00
World rights
This short stories collection by
A.S. Laksana will amaze readers with
the mastery of the storytelling techniques which always been his signature
as an author. Struggling against the
world, struggling against others and
against themselves, the characters in
these twelve stories demonstrate subtly
the best and maybe the most hapless
aspects of human relations. Complex
without being pretentious, The Beard
Peed on the Guy in the Poster will further
cement the author's stature in the
Indonesian literary scene.
“[A.S. Laksana] brings back the power
of storytelling … His stories always
contain some critical positions to
the form of the story itself...”
— Tempo magazine
“[I]t feels that we enter an oral narrative,
but we also are immediately aware of
Laksana’s skill in creating a writerly
narrative. His sentences are neatly
constructed; they are multilayered and
based on precise judgements.”
— Nirwan Dewanto, poet and critic, in
the introduction of A.S. Laksana’s book
of stories in English translation, How to
Find True Love & Other Stories (2015)
A.S. LAKSANA (1968) writes fiction and nonfiction works and gives creative writing
courses. His two previous book of stories,
published in 2004 and 2013, were hailed by
Tempo magazine as the best literary work of
the respective years.
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literature / fiction
Excerpt of the story “Third Person at Nighttime”
from The Beard Peed on the Guy in the Poster
“
“She only loves me at daytime,” he said in our
divorce hearing. “at nighttime, in sleep, she speaks, and
cries, and tells someone in her dream, 'i'm sorry for
making you sad.’ in the morning, when we wake up,
she's just fine like nothing happened. almost everyday
i was treated that way. i can't take it no longer. i don't
want this happens for the rest of my life.”
maybe he's right. i don't know what i do when i'm
sleeping. So i just listened to what he said about me.
i had no desire to make a plea. you know, it's
impossible to defend yourself if you're not –never–
aware of the mistakes you made. maybe, if i were him,
i will do the same. definitely nobody will bear to live
a married life with someone who only love you
consciously and love somebody else unconsciously.
ey gave me a chance to make a plea and i said that
i agreed with everything he said. “he's my husband
and he must knows for sure about me,” i said. my
husband gave a few more testimonies and it seemed
that he became more and more certain that i never
really loved him, precisely because i chose to
acknowledge every points he made. but in my heart i
silently said, he's wrong about this.
t r a n Sl at e d b y l . p. hok
”
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literature / fiction
Children of the Past
Stories
DAMHURI MUHAMMAD
lo ng li st
ed
in
In the fourteen stories
Khatulistiwa
and one epilogue that
literary Awar
comprise Children of
d
the Past, Damhuri
2
0
15
Muhammad continues to
draw his literary inspirations
from the intricacies of the localtraditional life, contrary to the general
trend in Indonesian literary scene to
write about cosmopolitan urban
lifestyles.
original title: Anak-anak Masa Lalu:
Kumpulan Cerita Pendek
June 2015
ISBN 978-979-1260-46-6
xiii + 121 pp. ; 120 x 190 mm; US$4.50
World rights
From the tale of a dog-headed man,
to the stories of forbidden love, an
amulet owned by a thug, deep-rooted
corruption in local elders, Damhuri never
fails to mesmerize his readers. He shows
that in the midst of juggernaut
modernity, ordinary people still bring
in their life traces of an unerased past.
From the same author
Razor-Sharp
Tongue
Stories
DAMHURI MUHAMMAD (1974) is literary editor
at Media Indonesia daily. He has published
three books of stories and one book of literary
essays. His stories have also been widely
anthologized. He was member of the steering
board of ASEAN Literary Festival 2014.
original title: Lidah Sembilu:
Kumpulan Cerpen
November 2006
ISBN 979-99980-9-3
x + 133 pp. ; 120 x 190 mm
World rights
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literature / fiction
Excerpt of the story “The Larenjang People”
from Children of the Past
“
with each passing morning, it was as though those
mouths took turns to morph into loudspeakers. just
as loudspeakers in a mosque pronounce the prayer
calls, those multi-form loudspeakers greedily stood
like antennas; blasting an epidemic of rumours, lies
and slander. and every so oen, swears and curses
were even preached. eir voices reverberate like
the drums of gambus overture throughout the
wedding season with such throb, such thump.
oh, how nimble, how quick were those gossips
swapped around far before the forbiddance was
even broken. ose loudspeakers, as if they were
spawning with offspring through some chain reaction, screamed back and forth at the tip of our ears.
Screaming of the heavy burden readily placed on
our shoulders and of the debt we soon ought to pay
off. ey too were interspersed with what was more
of a threat than a warning, “Whoever sows the wind
reaps the storm.” once again, far before the time
and time mentioned forbiddance was even broken,
it was as if we already failed to size up the saying
that went, “when the nose is poked, the eyes are sure
to water.” when pain is incurred, the risk of tears is
inevitable.
t r a n Sl at e d b y t i t i S p r at i w i
”
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literature / fiction
Poetry-Crazed Sundari
and Other Stories
GUNAWAN TRI ATMODJO
The characters in this short stories
collection are ordinary people that
were immersed deeply in the bitchiness
of life and then deal with it in some
unusual ways. Their maneuvers to get
through this damn world might be read
as ridiculous, although those acts and
attitudes were actually done wholeheartedly.
original title: Sundari Keranjingan Puisi
dan Cerita-cerita Lainnya
September 2015
ISBN 978-979-1260-47-3
viii + 132 pp. ; 140 x 203 mm; US$5.00
World rights
GUNAWAN TRI ATMODJO (1982) is a poet and
short-story writer. His works had been
published in newspapers and literary journals
across Indonesia. He will present at Ubud
Writers & Readers Festival 2015.
Poetry-Crazed Sundari is a bundle of
short stories written in an amusinglysolemn, giggly-serious manner—and
it is hoped that the readers will enjoy
them in the same way.
“Inspiring literary works are the works
that might change some of our
perspectives. Gunawan Tri Atmodjo tried
to achive that through stories that he
told in a modest way. Some of his works
tried to question our understanding and
appreciation of intricate matters.”
— Joko Pinurbo, poet
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literature / fiction
Excerpt of the story “About a Gloomy-Faced Holy Man
that Lived in the Jungle” from Poetry-Crazed Sundari
and Other Stories
“
when the revelation happened in the plot of land
that are deemed to be the most sacred inside
the jungle of Golden rosewood, and was witnessed
by dozens of jungle inhabitants, jati jatmika was
standing in the very wrong position of light exposure.
e holy glow of the revelation shone through the
leaves of the ancient rosewood trees that encircle the
clearing and irradiate the back of his body, so that
dozens of his followers in front of him were dazzled
by the light and could not see the face of their holy
man. instinctively they shut their eyes, some of them
covered their eyes with their hands. when the mystical
light began to dim, they opened their eyes back and
that was the end of the revelation process as promised.
now they see jati jatmika as a different person, more
graceful than before, although they also see that his
look now is somewhat different. e face that wasn't
exposed by the holy glow of revelation is now forever
gloomy. however, this sacred accident didn't deter
jati jatmika's decision at all to change his name into
ki ageng purwa—a new name that reflected the depth
of his inner dynamics and alertness of living.
t r a n Sl at e d b y l . p. hok
”
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translation backlist
Di Bawah Tiga Bendera Anarkisme Global dan Imajinasi
Antikolonial
BENEDICT ANDERSON — translated by RONNY AGUSTINUS
original title: Under Three Flags: Anarchism and the Anti-Colonial Imagination
August 2015
ISBN 978-979-1260-48-0
xii + 378 pp. ; 140 x 203 mm
History / Anarchism Studies / Cultural Studies
Sejarah Dunia untuk Pembaca Muda
ERNST H. GOMBRICH — translated by ELISABETH SOEPRAPTO -HASTRICH
original title: Eine kurze Weltgeschichte für junge Leser
November 2015
ISBN 978-979-1260-50-3
xxii + 368 pp. ; 140 x 203 mm
History
Buruh, Serikat, dan Politik Indonesia pada 1920an-1930an
JOHN INGLESON — translated by ANDI ACHDIAN
original title: Workers, Unions and Politics: Indonesia in the 1920s and 1930s
April 2015
ISBN 978-979-1260-44-2
xx + 522 pp. ; 140 x 203 mm
History / Indonesian Studies
Ekonomi Revolusi Che Guevara
HELEN YAFFE — translated by RONNY AGUSTINUS
original title: Che Guevara: The Economics of Revolution
June 2015
ISBN 978-979-1260-45-9
xii + 523 pp. ; 140 x 203 mm
Political-economy
Aku Bukan Manusia, Aku Dinamit Filsafat Nietzsche dan Politik
Anarkisme
JOHN MOORE (ED.) with SPENCER SUNSHINE — translated by NINUS D. ANDARNUSWARI
original title: I Am Not a Man, I Am Dynamite: Friedrich Nietzsche and the Anarchist Tradition
January 2014
ISBN 978-979-1260-27-5
xiv + 170 pp. ; 140 x 203 mm
Philosophy / Anarchism Studies
Gerakan Sabuk Hijau
WANGARI MAATHAI — translated by ILSA MEIDINA
original title: The Green Belt Movement: Sharing the Approach and the Experience
November 2012
ISBN 978-979-1260-17-6
xvi + 136 pp. ; 140 x 203 mm
Ecology / Socio-Political Issues
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translation backlist
Penghancuran Buku dari Masa ke Masa
FERNANDO BÁEZ — translated by LITA SOERJADINATA with preface by ROBERTUS ROBET
original title: Historia universal de la destrucción de libros. De las tablillas sumerias a la guerra de Irak
July 2013
ISBN 978-979-1260-24-4
xx + 373 pp. ; 140 x 203 mm
History / Cultural Studies
Piramid
ISMAÏL KADARÉ — translated by DWI PRANOTO
original title: La Pyramide
August 2011
ISBN 978-979-1260-11-4
viii + 216 pp. ; 120 x 190 mm
Fiction
The Will to Improve Perencanaan, Kekuasaan, dan Pembangunan
di Indonesia
TANIA MURRAY LI — translated by HERY SANTOSO and PUJO SEMEDI
original title: The Will to Improve: Governmentality, Development, and the Practice of Politics
July 2012
ISBN 978-979-1260-15-2
xii + 536 pp. ; 140 x 203 mm
Indonesian Studies / Agrarian Studies
Mengukur Kesejahteraan Mengapa Produk Domestik Bruto
Bukan Tolok Ukur yang Tepat untuk Menilai Kemajuan?
JOSEPH E. STIGLITZ, AMARTYA SEN, JEAN-PAUL FITOUSSI — translated by MUTIARA
ARUMSARI
and FITRI BINTANG TIMUR
original title: Report of the Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress /
Commission sur la Mesur de la Performance Économique et du Progrès Social (2009)
April 2011
xxviii + 180 pp. ; 140 x 203 mm
ISBN 978-979-1260-09-1
Political-economy
Bank Kaum Miskin
MUHAMMAD YUNUS — translated by IRFAN NASUTION with preface by ROBERT M.Z. LAWANG
original title: Vers un monde sans pauvreté
May 2013
ISBN 978-979-1260-21-3
xxvi + 269 pp. ; 140 x 203 mm
Political-economy
Gombalnya Globalisasi Komik Sejarah Kapitalisme
EL FISGÓN — translated by RONNY AGUSTINUS
original title: Hacia un despiporre global de excelencia y calidad
February 2014
ISBN 978-979-1260-28-2
xii + 200 pp. ; 151 x 216 mm
Socio-Political Issues / Comic
upcoming original titles
The History of Classical Political
Thought From Pre-History to
Looking for Marx
Essays
4th Century
MARTIN SURYAJAYA
MARTIN SURYAJAYA
original title: Sejarah Pemikiran Politik Klasik:
Dari Prasejarah hingga Abad ke-4 M
original title: Mencari Marx: Kumpulan Esai
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The Transformation of Latin
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NUR IMAN SUBONO
original title: Transformasi Gerakan Sosial
Amerika Latin