Globalization, long considered the best route to economic prosperity, is not inevitable. An approach built on the principles of free trade and, since the 1980s, open capital markets, is beginning to fracture. With disappointing growth rates across the Western world, nations are no longer willing to sacrifice national interests for global growth; nor are their leaders able—or willing—to sell…
This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the beginning of Vatican II (1962-65), a watershed event in the history of the church whose meaning and interpretation continue to inspire heated debate. In this book fifty leading theologians, scholars, and pastoral leaders offer their own assessment of the meaning of the Council, in many cases drawing on their personal experience as witnesses or par…
Between the fifteenth and the mid-seventeenth centuries, when the Renaissance and early capitalism were transforming Europe, changes no less dramatic were occurring in Southeast Asia. This diverse tropical region was integrated into a global trade system, while trade-based cities came to dominate its affairs. Its states became more centralized and absolutist, and its people adopted scriptural f…
Sejarah resmi menitahkan bahwa Partai Komunis Indonesia (PKI) adalah dalang peristiwa penculikan dan pembunuhan 7 jenderal pada subuh buta 30 September 1965. Bernaung di bawah nama Dewan Jenderal, partai ini melakukan upaya untuk menjatuhkan dan sekaligus merebut pemerintahan. Para Perwira Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI), terutama dari sayap Angkatan Darat (AD), yang berseberangan dengan PKI d…