“Hanya pendengar yang dapat mengubah dunia—bukan penampil” Itu adalah kesimpulan instan dari penelitian dalam buku ini. Beberapa ilmuwan percaya bahwa penelitian soal impak dan keberhasilan karya musik menciptakan perubahan perlu lebih berpijak pada audiens. Soni Triantoro mencari kasus-kasus serupa, lalu mencoba mengenali polanya. Menggunakan analisis fenomenologi, ia lantas menel…
Noam Chomsky is one of the world's most respected linguists, yet his radical political ideas, while attracting legions of followers across the globe, have made him a prophet without honour in his own land. In this selection of interviews, he lays bare the realities of contemporary geopolitics with exceptional clarity and power, including the main goals of US foreign policy, the new global econo…
A Diary of Genocide merupakan catatan harian yang ditulis oleh Atef Abu Saif, yang mengajak kita untuk melihat bagaimana kondisi Palestina sesungguhnya. Betapa sulitnya kehidupan mereka yang bertahan tanpa air bersih, tanpa perawatan medis, kehilangan banyak sekali keluarga tersayang, dan setiap hari mendengar suara ledakan, drone, bahkan dentuman jet tempur. Bersama buku ini, kita disadarkan u…
Jean-Jacques Rousseau mengajak kita menelusuri kembali fondasi masyarakat dan otoritas politik. Dengan argumen yang tajam dan provokatif, Rousseau membuka mata kita tentang kehendak umum dan bagaimana kedaulatan rakyat menjadi kunci kebebasan sejati, bukan hanya ilusi. Buku ini bukan sekadar risalah politik, melainkan refleksi tentang dilema antara kebebasan individu dan tuntutan sosial. Rou…
“Tiada apa pun yang dengan sendirinya benar—perjuangan makna, dengan segala kibulnyalah, yang meng-ada-kannya.” Karena selalu dimaknai secara sempit sebagai pertarungan antarpartai politik demi memperebutkan kekuasaan, politik sering kali dianggap sebagai dunia kibul-kibul. Bahkan, dianggap sebagai tempat yang buruk untuk hidup. Padahal, perebutan untuk menang dan berkuasa, dalam s…
Indonesia is an enigma to outside observers, who have never seemed sure just what it is: Islamic, authoritarian, democratic, developing, disintegrating. The largest country in its region, Indonesia holds the key to Southeast Asia’s future, while recent developments—demands for greater regional autonomy, ethnic, political and religious conflict—are making the archipelago significant on the…
As the twentieth century draws to a close, the United States has emerged as the world's only superpower: no other nation possesses comparable military and economic power or has interests that bestride the globe. Yet the critical question facing America remains unanswered: What should be the nation's global strategy for maintaining its exceptional position in the world? Zbigniew Brzezinski tackl…
Heartland is a fascinating introduction to a pioneer of geopolitics. Halford Mackinder's trailblazing ideas have influenced international politics to this day. His concept that world domination depends on the control of the global "pivot area" or "heartland" - the centre of the large land mass of Europe and Asia - has informed the political tactics and wars in the Middle East and Eastern Europe…
Contesting Indonesia explains Islamist, separatist and communal violence across Indonesian history since 1945. In a sweeping argument that connects endemic violence to a national narrative, Kirsten E. Schulze finds that the outbreak of violence is related to competing local notions of the national imaginary as well as contentious belonging. Through detailed examination of six case studies: t…
Prisoners of Geography is the book people need to understand what's happening in the news today, from China's ambitions to the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza. Bestselling author and geopolitics expert Tim Marshall looks at the past, present and future to offer crucial insights into one of the major factors that determines world history – because if you don't know geography, you'll never hav…