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Tidak terasa Indonesia dihadapkan ajang politik sangat besar pada tanggal 17 bulan ini. Dikatakan sangat besar karena di era reformasi (sejak 1998) yang merupakan amanah perwujudan demokratisasi ini terdapat penyerentakan pemilihan presiden dan legislatif (DPR, DPD, DPR provinsi, dan DPR kabupaten/kota). Ini semacam two in one (pemilihan eksekutif dan legislatif) ataupun three in one (pemilihan presiden, DPR, DPD) dalam kepemiluan. Tentu arah dan tujuannya demikian positif. Sebagaimana biasanya, menarik membahas pesta demokrasi yang merupakan pestanya rakyat. Bumbu-bumbunya selalu banyak dan diracik oleh tangan-tangan dengan kepentingan-kepentingan kekuasaan. Sebagai pasar politik, yakni pem...
Celebrated for the richness of its artistic and religious traditions, the island of Bali has made its distinctive culture the brand image of its tourist product. This has aroused fears among foreign observers and indigenous authorities alike, who wonder whether Balinese culture will survive the impact of tourism. The author also explores how tourism has contributed to the shaping of modern Balinese culture. An in-depth collection of tourism brochures, advertisements, postcards, newspaper cartoons, tourist snapshots, and fine art illustrate this analysis of not only has viewed Bali but also how the their visitors and the tourist industry.
First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
The purpose of this paper is to provide some information concerning the composition of the terrorist movement in Turkey, with special emphasis on the generational changes among the terrorists, and the implications of these changes for the behavior of the armed extremists.
This ethnography of contemporary Istanbul charts the success of Islamist mobilization through the eyes of ordinary people. Drawing on interviews gathered over twenty years of fieldwork, White focuses on the appeal of Islamic politics in the fabric of Turkish society and among mobilizing and mobilized elites, women, and educated populations.
Turkey's growing international profile, candidacy for the EU, and persistent democracy has led to a growing interest in how that country is governed. This book provides portraits of the seven main political parties by Turkish experts who are close observers of these institutions. In addition to providing an analytical survey of Turkish politics today, this volume also provides a fascinating case study on the problems of developing deep-rooted democracy, conflicts between state interests amd interest groups, and the evolution of party systems.
Accompanying CD-ROM provides short film clips that reinforce the key concepts and topics in each chapter.
This text describes the conflict over the veil as it became a burning issue in the decade following the military intervention of 1980. The author argues that the fact that the Islamic movement is on the rise does not mean that it threatens the very foundations of modern Turkish society.
Toward an Islamic Reformation is an ambitious attempt to modernize Islamic law, calling for reform of the historical formulations of Islamic law, commonly known as Shari'a that is perceived by many Muslims to be part of the Islamic faith. As a Muslim, Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im is sensitive to and appreciative of the delicate relationship between Islam as a religion and Islamic law. Nevertheless, he considers that the questions raised here must be resolved if the public law of Islam is to be implemented today. An-Na'im draws upon the teachings and writings of Sudanese reformer Mahmoud Mohamed Taha to provide what some have called the intellectual foundations for a total reinterpretation of the nature and meaning of Islamic public law.
Nowhere has the relationship between state and church been more volatile in recent decades than in Latin America. Anthony Gill's controversial book not only explains why Catholic leaders in some countries came to oppose dictatorial rule but, equally important, why many did not. Using historical and statistical evidence from twelve countries, Gill for the first time uncovers the causal connection between religious competition and the rise of progressive Catholicism. In places where evangelical Protestantism and "spiritist" sects made inroads among poor Catholics, Church leaders championed the rights of the poor and turned against authoritarian regimes to retain parishioners. Where competition was minimal, bishops maintained good relations with military rulers. Applying economic reasoning to an entirely new setting, Rendering unto Caesar offers a new theory of religious competition that dramatically revises our understanding of church-state relations.