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The Rise of Indonesian Communism (McVey, 1965; Equinox reprint 2006)

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Ruth McVey's classic history of the Indonesian communist movement from the ISDV and Sarekat Islam split to the failed 1926-27 uprisings, covering the PKI's early leadership (Semaun, Darsono, Tan Malaka, Musso), its Comintern ties and colonial repression; first published by Cornell in 1965, this copy is the 2006 Equinox reprint. Background for the PKI that Gerwani later allied with.

Sejarah klasik Ruth McVey tentang gerakan komunis Indonesia dari ISDV dan perpecahan Sarekat Islam hingga pemberontakan gagal 1926-27, mencakup pemimpin awal PKI (Semaun, Darsono, Tan Malaka, Musso), hubungannya dengan Komintern dan represi kolonial; terbit pertama di Cornell 1965, salinan ini cetak ulang Equinox 2006. Latar belakang PKI yang kemudian bersekutu dengan Gerwani.

People

Ruth McVeyMussoTan MalakaDarsono

Organisations

Communist Party of IndonesiaSarekat IslamCommunist InternationalIndies Social Democratic Association

Places

IndonesiaJavaSemarang

Topics

PKIhistoriography

Tags

colonial rule

Details

Date
1965
Creator
Ruth T. McVey
Publication
Equinox Publishing
Document type
book (monograph (political history); Equinox Classic Indonesia reprint 2006)
Language
English
Perspective
Scholarship
Source role
secondary
Country
Indonesia
Period
1965–1966
Access
Copyrighted book. This copy came from a shadow library (Anna's Archive): not uploaded to Drive; replace with a library or purchased copy. Shadow-library copy: do not host or share; keep metadata only.
Citation (APA)
McVey, R. T. (2006). The rise of Indonesian communism (Equinox ed.). Equinox Publishing. (Original work published 1965 by Cornell University Press)
File
02 Secondary Sources/2.7 Indonesian Left and Communist History/McVey (1965, Equinox 2006) - The Rise of Indonesian Communism.pdf
OCR / text
Good (PDF text layer) · proof-reading: no (script-cleaned only) · translation: not needed
Collection
02 Secondary Sources › 2.7 Indonesian Left and Communist History
Summary basis
front matter, contents and introduction

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