During the 1990s an organisation called AKSI, later renamed Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor (ASIET) (where I was National Coordinator for much of the time) published several books and monographs on Indonesia and East Timor. Some of these can be accessed on the web.
“Discovering Pramoedya” – new 2010 review of the Buru Quartet
Discovering Pramoedya POSTCARD By Adam Gartrell, Indonesia Correspondent (read also this other essay on THIS EARTH OF MANKIND) JAKARTA, July 4 AAP – One of the greatest pleasures of living in Indonesia has been discovering the work of the country’s finest novelist, Pramoedya Ananta Toer. I’ve just finished reading Pramoedya’s Buru Quartet, a sweeping four-book […]
NEW ARTICLE: “Rendra knew on whose side he stood” by Max Lane
NEW ARTICLE: “Rendra knew on whose side he stood” by Max Lane in Special Issue on Rendra in latest issue of INSIDE INDONESIA. See this issue for articles be several other authors also.
Article and poem in Sydney PEN Magazine, May, 2010
Sydney PEN’s May 2010 edition contains: “Book bannings spur struggle for free speech in Indonesia” by Max Lane, pp. 4-5 A poem: “The dry eel of Indonesia” by Max Lane, p. 26. Go to Sydney PEN Magazine click on May, 2010 issue to download PDF copy of magazine.
Review of UNFINISHED NATION: Indonesia before and after Suharto in MONTHLY REVIEW ZINE.
Review of UNFINISHED NATION: Indonesia before and after Suharto in MONTHLY REVIEW ZINE.
Link to new article by Max Lane: “INDONESIA AND THE FALL OF SUHARTO: PROLETARIAN POLITICS IN THE “PLANET OF SLUMS” ERA”
INDONESIA AND THE FALL OF SUHARTO: PROLETARIAN POLITICS IN THE “PLANET OF SLUMS” ERA WorkingUSA, Journal of Labor and Society. Volume 13 Issue 2, Pages 185 – 200, Published Online: 2 Jun 2010 Journal compilation © 2010 Immanuel Ness and Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
CAPITAL AND CLASS review of UNFINISHED NATION: Indonesia before and after Suharto
Below is the reference to the latest review of UNFINISHED NATION: Indonesia before and after Suharto Book review: Max Lane Unfinished Nation: Indonesia Before and After Suharto, Verso: London 2008; 288 pp.: 9781844672370, £16.99 (pbk) by Nathaniel Mehr in Capital & Class 2010, 34: pp 281-283. Also: FOR A BRIEF COMMENT on THE ECONOMIST website […]
Poem: Bruised with black
BRUISED WITH BLACK It was beaten up by lust for money Once gleeming torquoise sunny Now ruined on the corporate torture rack Once blue, tis now bruised with black Bashed and bashed its wealth was bled If they had their way it would be left for dead.
Poem: Oil Slick
Drill baby drill oh what a thrill oil slick prize dick “Give me my life back!” A punch in the belly, and give him the sack. Against them let us rail then send the lot to work in jail they kill the sea for the holy dollar lucky we don’t give them a rope for […]
Sajak Pegel
SAJAK PEGEL punggung pegel tubuh disegel kepala sakit pikiran harus kembali dirakit mata berair pedas penglihatan tak lagi bantu cerdas mungkin hanya satu betul obat dari malas olahraga harus bertaubat.
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