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Challenges of Political Rehabilitation in Post-New Order Indonesia: The Case of Gerwani (McGregor and Hearman, 2007)
Challenges of Political Rehabilitation in Post-New Order Indonesia: Gerwani (McGregor and Hearman, 2007)
McGregor and Hearman (2007) read Gerwani leaders Sulami's and Sudjinah's memoirs as political rehabilitation: distancing from the PKI, rebutting the Lubang Buaya slander, socialist critique and claims to citizenship. Key scholarly analysis of survivor memoirs.
McGregor dan Hearman (2007) membaca memoar pimpinan Gerwani Sulami dan Sudjinah sebagai rehabilitasi politik: menjauhkan Gerwani dari PKI, membantah fitnah Lubang Buaya, kritik sosialis dan klaim kewargaan. Analisis ilmiah kunci atas memoar penyintas.
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- Date
- 2007
- Creator
- McGregor and Hearman
- Document type
- journal article (peer-reviewed journal article (analysis of two women political prisoners' memoirs; memory and rehabilitation))
- Language
- English
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- Scholarship
- Source role
- secondary
- Country
- UK
- Period
- 1999–present
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- UCalgary Primo -> Taylor & Francis · source link
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- Downloaded 2026-10-15 via Nath's Chrome (see 'Download Log 2026-10-15.csv'); Taylor & Francis Online (South East Asia Research), DOI 10.5367/000000007782717759; library-licensed (T&F cover sheet with Terms & Conditions; acquisition list: T&F/JSTOR via UCalgary or Columbia), not open access. Library-licensed or subscription copy: show metadata and summary only; link to the source.
- Citation (APA)
- McGregor, K. E., & Hearman, V. (2007). Challenges of political rehabilitation in post-New Order Indonesia: The case of Gerwani (the Indonesian Women's Movement). South East Asia Research, 15(3), 355–384. https://doi.org/10.5367/000000007782717759
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- 02 Secondary Sources/2.1 Gerwani and Indonesian Women's Movements/McGregor and Hearman (2007) - Challenges of Political Rehabilitation in Post-New Order Indonesia, The Case of Gerwani.pdf
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- Good (0.952) · proof-reading: no (script-cleaned only) · translation: not needed
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- 02 Secondary Sources › 2.1 Gerwani and Indonesian Women's Movements
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- condensed from full annotation
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