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Book SynopsisStudies on Indonesian history commonly deal with issues revolving around the nation's politics, religion, and identity. However, the development of human civilization does not always occur in merely these three aspects. Other aspects such as technological and scientific advancement are also factors which contribute to the progress of human life. Unfortunately, it is uncommon for the academic discipline of history to tackle such issues, especially with a more particular focus on Indonesia. Dealing with these two major themes may also pose some difficulties. To understand recent technological and scientific developments, understanding our ancestors' ways of survival, cultivation, and belief system becomes necessary. Nonetheless, without using manuscripts or conducting interviews with local people of a particular place, information regarding our ancestors' way of life would become mere stories. To overcome these obstacles, Dissecting History and Articulating the Past is produced as an edited volume which explores these issues, particularly in the space of Indonesia. To provide more comprehensive information, Indonesia's relation with its neighbouring countries such as Malaysia and Australia is also presented in this edited volume. This edited volume consists of 7 parts, each of which examines particular issues: (1) History of Indonesian Infrastructures; (2) History and Indonesian Politics; (3) History and Social Issues; (4) History and Transnational Relation; (5) History and Economics; (6) Religion in Indonesian History; (7) History and Manuscripts. The chapters of the edited volume are written by researchers from particular regions in Indonesia. In studying their places of origin, these researchers write the chapters with emotional attachments uniquely belonging to them. Such emotional attachments result in findings with unique perspectives which differ from those of foreign and other Indonesian researchers who have studied the same location. At the same time, researchers who present their findings on Indonesia-Malaysia or Indonesia-Australia relation (along with the life of society in respective countries) also make fresh contributions to existing repository of historical writings on politics and international relations. With diverse issues explored and investigated, this edited volume will prove to be useful for not only historians, but also researchers from different academic disciplines whose focus of research is related to technology and culture.
Table of ContentsPreface; Construction of Tangerang Merak Toll Road and Its Impact on Society and Development in Tangerang Regency (19902005); The Enhancing of Clean Water Availability for The Urban Community: Privatization Policy in Jakarta Public Water Company (PAM Jaya) 1992-2000; River Trading: Emergence and the Rivalry of the Middleman Trader in Jambi, Central Sumatra, 1906 1942; The Colonial Impact to the Social Transformation in the Mamasa Highland of West Sulawesi 1906-1930; Rethinking the 1955 Election: Political Struggle and Abandoned Optimism; Sport, Nationalism, and Achievement: Indonesian Badminton in Barcelonas Olympic 1992; The Jakarta Government in 1947-1950: Revolution and Nationalism of the People; Bedol Desa for the Sake of Gajah Mungkur: The Initial Notes of Migrants of Sitiung I and II West Sumatra; The Influence of Foreign Oil Companies Existence on Local People Economic in Riau 1967-2004; Conflict in Private Land: The Role of Yellow Journalism in the Turmoil of Batu Ceper, Tangerang 1934; Aisyiyah and Marriage Issue during Indonesian Womens Congress 1928; Tracing The Mass Riots in East Timor After Referendum: Why Can It Happen?; Disrupting Diplomacy at Its Finest, Megaphone Diplomacy between Australia-Indonesia c. 2000; Pramuka and Pengakap: The Harmony of Indonesia and Malaysia; Misunderstood Villains: Aborigines, Native Police and White Settlers in Queenslands Society (1848-1905); Racist views of Prime Minister John Howard and One Nation Party in the Australian Immigration Policy and Its Impact on Australia-Indonesia Relations; The Opium Salemba Factory: A Dilemma Between Economic Benefits and Political Missions (1900-1930); The establishment of the Trade and Shipping Network in The Gulf of Tomini from 1870 to 1930; The Golden Age of Cinema as Entertainment in Padang (West Sumatra) 1970s-1990s; Half-hearted Consensus: The Journey of Religious Courts Towards a One-Roof System (1999-2004); Red Steps of a Muazin from Belitung; The Role of Zuama in Peace Process during Lebanese Civil War (1983-1987); Dualistic/Integral: Transformation of Madrasa into a National Education System (1975-1989); Ethnomedicine Practices in the Past Malay Community in RtGODA Manuscript; Colonial Law as a Form of Unification of Law in The Manuscript of Surat Perjanjian Sultan Ternate; Six Manuscripts of The Contract between Kingdom of Indragiri and the Dutch East Indies in 18381892; The Literacy Movement in the Copying and Renting of Malay Manuscripts in the 19th Century; Index.
