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Gus Dur : The Authorized Biography of Abdurrahman Wahid
Published by PT. Equinox Publshing Indonesia
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CONTENTS
Preface
Acknowledgments
Glossary and Abbreviations
Prologue
PART 1 PESANTREN AND FAMILY
1. Growing up in pesantren and politics, 1940-1963
2. Islam in Indonesia: modernists and traditionalists
PART 2 THE MAKING OF AN INTELLECTUAL
3. Cairo, Baghdad and Europe, 1963-1971
4. The pesantren and reform, 1971-1982
PART 3 ISLAM AND MODERNITY
5. Abdurrahman dan Liberal Islam
6. On the brink of change, 1982-1984
PART 4 CIVIL SOCIETY AND ISLAM
7. Reform and controversy, 1984-1990
8. Pushing the limits, 1990-1994
PART 5 POLITICS, REFORM AND THE PRESIDENCY
9. Contending with Soeharto, 1994-1998
10. Islam, politics, and elections, 1998-1999
11. A brief honeymoon, 1999-2000
12. Regime change and the fight for survival, 1999-2001
Epilogue
Conclusion
Notes
References and Further Reading
Index
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SAMPLE CONTENT
PREFACE
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Few biographers like to imagine that their own subject is anything less than unusual and interesnting. I certainly feel the same way about the focus of this biography for the most subjective of reasons, but I also belive that there are objective of reasons for regarding Abdurrahman Wahid, or Gus Dur as he is known affectionately by tens of millions, as written a rather unusual biography.
By the conventions of the genre, a serious biography is generally hammered out in long sessions examining archives or interviewing dozens of people who knew the subject, all of wich is documented in extensive footnotes. The approach that I have taken is somewhat different, for while this biography does benefit from extensive reading and research and numerous interviews with a wide range of individuals, it deliberately focuses on the subject's own account. The reason is simple: I had a unique opportunity to observe and interact with Abdurrahman during a critical period of this life and was therefore in a position to give a firsthand account. I was privileged to be given remarkable access to Abdurrahman troughout his political campaign after the fall of Suharto and troughout his presidency; I spent hundreds of hours with him during this period, having already come to know him very wll since first meeting him in the late 1980s. During his 21 -month presidency I spent about seven months as his guest, rising most mornings at 4.30 am to spend the first three hours or the day with him. I was also able to travel with him around Indonesia, and occasionally abroad, and observe him at work as president.
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by Greg Barton
Published by PT. Equinox Publshing Indonesia
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CONTENTS
Preface
Acknowledgments
Glossary and Abbreviations
Prologue
PART 1 PESANTREN AND FAMILY
1. Growing up in pesantren and politics, 1940-1963
2. Islam in Indonesia: modernists and traditionalists
PART 2 THE MAKING OF AN INTELLECTUAL
3. Cairo, Baghdad and Europe, 1963-1971
4. The pesantren and reform, 1971-1982
PART 3 ISLAM AND MODERNITY
5. Abdurrahman dan Liberal Islam
6. On the brink of change, 1982-1984
PART 4 CIVIL SOCIETY AND ISLAM
7. Reform and controversy, 1984-1990
8. Pushing the limits, 1990-1994
PART 5 POLITICS, REFORM AND THE PRESIDENCY
9. Contending with Soeharto, 1994-1998
10. Islam, politics, and elections, 1998-1999
11. A brief honeymoon, 1999-2000
12. Regime change and the fight for survival, 1999-2001
Epilogue
Conclusion
Notes
References and Further Reading
Index
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SAMPLE CONTENT
PREFACE
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Few biographers like to imagine that their own subject is anything less than unusual and interesnting. I certainly feel the same way about the focus of this biography for the most subjective of reasons, but I also belive that there are objective of reasons for regarding Abdurrahman Wahid, or Gus Dur as he is known affectionately by tens of millions, as written a rather unusual biography.
By the conventions of the genre, a serious biography is generally hammered out in long sessions examining archives or interviewing dozens of people who knew the subject, all of wich is documented in extensive footnotes. The approach that I have taken is somewhat different, for while this biography does benefit from extensive reading and research and numerous interviews with a wide range of individuals, it deliberately focuses on the subject's own account. The reason is simple: I had a unique opportunity to observe and interact with Abdurrahman during a critical period of this life and was therefore in a position to give a firsthand account. I was privileged to be given remarkable access to Abdurrahman troughout his political campaign after the fall of Suharto and troughout his presidency; I spent hundreds of hours with him during this period, having already come to know him very wll since first meeting him in the late 1980s. During his 21 -month presidency I spent about seven months as his guest, rising most mornings at 4.30 am to spend the first three hours or the day with him. I was also able to travel with him around Indonesia, and occasionally abroad, and observe him at work as president.
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If you wanna readmore the book, you can download the book in digital version from link below :
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