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GA-03035 1966 rel C licensed

The Persatuan Islam, Islamic Union (PhD thesis, McGill University, 1966)

The Persatuan Islam, Islamic Union (Federspiel, 1966)

Howard Federspiel's PhD thesis (McGill, 1966) on the Persatuan Islam (Persis), the modernist Muslim organisation founded in Bandung in 1923, covering its beliefs, polemics and politics to 1963. Chapter 10 treats Persis views on women's role, veiling and polygamy. It never mentions Gerwani or Gerwis; the only link is a

GA-00732 1966-09-10 De Tijd rel C

Verguizing van Soekarno (Vilification of Sukarno)

Vilification of Sukarno after loss of 'president for life' title

Commentary by C.H. Schaap in De Tijd (10 Sep 1966) on the campaign to vilify Sukarno after he lost the "president for life" title, including his private life and wives (Fatmawati, Hartini, Ratna Sari Dewi, Haryati). It says this is "a slap in the face for the Indonesian women's movement, which strives for monogamy"; Ge