INDONESIA ASSESSMENT 1995: DEVELOPMENT IN EASTERN INDONESIA
Edited by COLIN BARLOW and JOAN HARDJONO
These proceedings of the annual update held at ANU in Canberra are in two parts. The first provides general overviews of Indonesia's economy and politics. The second examines Eastern Indonesia, including the region's history, government policy, agriculture, fishing, health, and community development. Authors include Hadi Soesastro, Afan Gaffar, Richard Chauvel, Ben Mboi, James Fox, Nafsiah Mboi, and others.
Available: Publications Officer, Dept. of Political and Social Change, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia (email bevley@coombs.anu.edu.au). 297 pp, 1995. Cost: A$30.00 plus A$4.00 postage.
INTERNATIONAL LAW AND THE QUESTION OF EAST TIMOR
Published by Catholic Institute for International Relations CIIR and International Platform of Jurists for East Timor IPJET.
Internationally renowned laywers and legal experts subject the tenets of international and humanitarian law and legal concepts of self-determination to close examination. The conclusions are critical to a just solution for East Timor. Contributors include Roger Clark, Christine Chinkin, Gerry Simpson, Pedro Pinto Leite and many others.
Available: CIIR, Unit 3, Canonbury Yard, 190a New North Road, London N1 7BJ, UK, tel. +44-171-354 0883. 352 pp, 1995. Cost Stg15.95 plus 20% postage. Or IPJET, email ipjet@antenna.nl. Cost US$13.50 plus postage US$7.50.
THREE INDONESIAN MAGAZINES FOR SOCIAL CHANGE
Gaharu - bimonthly bulletin of Plasma (Lembaga Pengembangan Lingkungan dan Sumberdaya Manusia), networks with Dayak communities in the interior of Kalimantan. Available: Plasma, PO Box 1, Samarinda 75119, Kalimantan Timur, Indonesia, tel. +62-541- 35753.
Momentum - occasional bulletin of Wahana Informasi Masyarakat, about labour and environmental issues in North Sumatra. Also appears in an English version. Available: WIM, Jl Abdullah Lubis 56/35, Medan 20154, Indonesia, tel. +62-61-54 8814, fax +62- 61-53 6140.
Gaya Nusantara - occasional bulletin of Indonesian National Gay Network, for gay men all over Indonesia. Available: Jl Mulyosari Timur 46, Surabaya 60112, Indonesia, tel. +62-31-593 4924, fax +62-31-593 9070, email doetomo@indo.net.id.
ISLAM IN JAVA: NORMATIVE PIETY AND MYSTICISM IN THE SULTANATE OF YOGYAKARTA
By MARK R. WOODWARD
Draws on Javanese sacred texts and other materials, and such non- Javanese sources as the Qur'an, Hadith, Sufi mystical treatises, works by western and South Asian Islam scholars, and ethnographic studies of Islam to demonstrate the depth of Islamic influence on Javanese ritual tradition.
Available: Association for Asian Studies AAS, 1 Lane Hall, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI 48109, USA. 350 pp. Cost: US$30 cloth, plus US$4.00 postage US/ Canada, US$7.00 elsewhere.
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION IN INDONESIA
By CAROL WARREN and KYLIE ELSTON
This is a straight forward, comprehensive explanation of environmental legislation, with an introduction on environmental politics. Sections cover environmental impact assessment, land use and regional planning, agricultural, forest and fishery resources, conservation, pollution and hazardous materials.
Available: Mandy Miller, 23 Oldham Crescent, Hilton 6163, Australia, tel. +61-9-331 1403, email mandy@sunarc.murdoch.edu.au. 74 pp, 1995. Cost: A$14.95 plus postage A$5-A$20 depending on destination.
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