Indonesia, Vol. 089, April 2010
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Item Editors' Note, Indonesia, Volume 89 (April 2010)(Cornell University Southeast Asia Program, 2010-04)Item Table of Contents, Indonesia, Volume 88 (April 2010)(Cornell University Southeast Asia Program, 2010-04)Item Review of Reconciling Indonesia: Grassroots Agency for PeaceTwarog, Kimberly (Cornell University Southeast Asia Program, 2010-04)Item Guerrillas, Guns, and Knives? Debating Insurgency in South Blitar, East Java, 1967–68Hearman, Vannessa (Cornell University Southeast Asia Program, 2010-04)The essay provides an account of the South Blitar episode in Partai Komunis Indonesia (PKI) history, during which alleged members of the PKI hid from the military in South Blitar, where they were later pursued, and sometimes captured or killed, in a counterinsurgency operation by the Army and paramilitary forces. The paper relies on a combination of interviews, contemporary military documents, court records, and other sources to study this episode. It demonstrates how the Suharto-era narrative of these events continues to politicize the historical accounts of both the insurgency and the military response, and how this politicized narrative has shaped the impressions and memories of former political prisoners and heightened social divisions within this group.Item The Otter Amulet (Jimat Séro)Kurniawan, Eka (Cornell University Southeast Asia Program, 2010-04)A short story by Eka Kurniawan, translated by Benedict R. O’G. Anderson, taken from a book of contemporary Indonesian horror stories: Kumpulan Budak Setan (A Collection of Slaves of Evil Spirits), published by Gramedia in January 2010.Item Front Cover and Title Page, Indonesia, Volume 89 (April 2010)(Cornell University Southeast Asia Program, 2010-04)Item Review of Expressing Islam: Religious Life and Politics in IndonesiaWood, Michael (Cornell University Southeast Asia Program, 2010-04)Item Nahdlatul Ulama and the Killings of 1965–66: Religion, Politics, and RemembranceFealy, Greg; McGregor, Katharine (Cornell University Southeast Asia Program, 2010-04)The essay examines the narratives Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) promulgated to explain its role in the mass killings of Partai Komunis Indonesia (PKI) members in 1965–66. Drawing on interviews and documents, the authors describe the history of antagonism between the NU and PKI and the role NU members played in the killings. It also shows how the organization perceived and articulated Indonesian communists as a threat to the Muslim community and to Islam itself. In the second half of the article, the authors reflect on how the NU and individuals within the NU have dealt with the legacy of 1965 over the last ten years.Item Contributors, Indonesia, Volume 89 (April 2010)(Cornell University Southeast Asia Program, 2010-04)Item Review of A History of Christianity in IndonesiaHaire, James (Cornell University Southeast Asia Program, 2010-04)