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Losing a Revolution: The PKI versus the Army in Indonesia, 1949-1965
Losing a Revolution: The PKI versus the Army in Indonesia, 1949-1965 (Sutley, 1988)
Stewart K. Sutley's MA thesis (Political Science, McGill, 1988) applies Tilly and Aya's 'political conflict' model to the PKI-Army struggle of 1949-65, arguing the PKI's state-within-a-state depended on Sukarno and was destroyed after the army struck at the president. Gerwani is treated only as the PKI's 'women's front' (pp. 60-61, 108, 173): membership tables from Hindley (500 in 1950 to 671,342 in 1957; 1.5 million in 1963; 3 million claimed 1965), and a single note that Pemuda Rakyat and Gerwani members allegedly joined the 30 September killings (p. 178). No discussion of the sexual slander. Text is a machine-assisted translation.
Tesis MA Stewart K. Sutley (Ilmu Politik, McGill, 1988) memakai model 'konflik politik' Tilly dan Aya untuk menganalisis pertarungan PKI-Angkatan Darat 1949-65, dengan argumen bahwa negara-dalam-negara PKI bergantung pada Sukarno dan hancur setelah militer menyerang presiden. Gerwani hanya disinggung sebagai 'front perempuan' PKI (hlm. 60-61, 108, 173): tabel keanggotaan dari Hindley (500 pada 1950 menjadi 671.342 pada 1957; 1,5 juta pada 1963; 3 juta diklaim 1965), dan satu catatan bahwa anggota Pemuda Rakyat dan Gerwani diduga ikut pembunuhan 30 September (hlm. 178). Fitnah seksual tidak dibahas. Teks merupakan terjemahan berbantuan mesin.
“'Rounding out the PKI's "united front from below" was the women's front, the Indonesian Women's Association [Gerwani]... membership grew relentlessly from 1950 to 1957' (pp. 60-61).”
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