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Political-Social Movements, Revolutionary, Indonesia (Wieringa, Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Cultures, 2005)
Saskia Wieringa's Brill encyclopedia entry (2005) on women in Indonesia's revolutionary movements from Kartini to the New Order, noting the 1965 massacres spurred by accusations of sexual perversion against young communist women. Concise reference.
Entri ensiklopedia Brill Saskia Wieringa (2005) tentang perempuan dalam gerakan revolusioner Indonesia dari Kartini hingga Orde Baru, mencatat pembantaian 1965 dipicu tuduhan perversi seksual terhadap perempuan komunis muda. Rujukan ringkas.
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- Wieringa
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- web article (encyclopedia entry (scholarly reference work, online version))
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- 1999–present
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- Brill Reference Works, Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures online, entry EWICCOM-0135b, https://referenceworks.brill.com/display/entries/EWIO/EWICCOM-0135b.xml; library-licensed (subscription) resource; saved as plain text, retrieved 2026-10-13. Library-licensed or subscription copy: show metadata and summary only; link to the source.
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- Wieringa, S. E. (2005). Political-social movements: Revolutionary: Indonesia. In S. Joseph (Gen. Ed.), Encyclopedia of women and Islamic cultures: Vol. 2. Family, law and politics. Brill. https://referenceworks.brill.com/display/entries/EWIO/EWICCOM-0135b.xml [Volume and print pages not shown in the captured online entry; to verify.]
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