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The Communist Party of Indonesia, 1951-1961: A Decade of the Aidit Leadership (PhD thesis, Australian National University)
The Communist Party of Indonesia 1951-1961: A Decade of the Aidit Leadership (Hindley, 1961)
Donald Hindley's 1961 ANU PhD thesis on the Indonesian Communist Party under the Aidit leadership, 1951-1961, covering PKI strategy, party-building, finances, mass organisations and elections. Section 'Women' (pp. 422-448, esp. 'Gerwani', pp. 428-441) traces Gerwis from its founding on 4 June 1950 (about 500 members) through the March 1954 renaming under Umi Sardjono to 671,342 claimed members in December 1957, and details its kindergartens, literacy courses, marriage-law campaign, finances and election role. Hindley judges it a middle-class-led, socially oriented body serving PKI.
Disertasi PhD Donald Hindley (ANU, 1961) tentang Partai Komunis Indonesia di bawah kepemimpinan Aidit, 1951-1961: strategi partai, pembangunan organisasi, keuangan, organisasi massa, dan pemilu. Bagian 'Women' (hlm. 422-448, terutama 'Gerwani', hlm. 428-441) menelusuri Gerwis sejak berdiri 4 Juni 1950 (sekitar 500 anggota), perubahan nama menjadi Gerwani pada Maret 1954 di bawah Umi Sardjono, hingga klaim 671.342 anggota pada Desember 1957, beserta taman kanak-kanak, kursus buta huruf, kampanye UU perkawinan, keuangan, dan peran dalam pemilu. Hindley menilainya dipimpin kaum menengah dan berorientasi kerja sosial untuk melayani PKI.
“p. 428: Gerwis was founded 4 June 1950 as a merger of six local women's organisations, about 500 members; renamed Gerwani in March 1954 under chairman Umi Sardjono, who said it had thrown away its 'sectarian characteristics'.”
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- Date
- 1961
- Creator
- Hindley
- Document type
- thesis (thesis / dissertation)
- Language
- English
- Perspective
- Scholarship
- Source role
- secondary
- Country
- Australia
- Period
- 1960–1965
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- ProQuest (journals/PQDT) via UCalgary/Columbia · source link
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- 02 Secondary Sources/2.6 Theses and Dissertations/Hindley (1961) - The Communist Party of Indonesia 1951-1961, A Decade of the Aidit Leadership (PhD thesis ANU) [ProQuest 2598049643].pdf
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- Good (0.888) · proof-reading: no (script-cleaned only) · translation: not needed
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- 02 Secondary Sources › 2.6 Theses and Dissertations
- Summary basis
- structured reading (introduction, chapter openings, conclusion and all Gerwani/women's-movement passages)
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