Regional and Central Government relation has been one of the destabilizing elements in Indonesian politic. Ichlasul Amal writes, however, that it is the New Order Government which, by bringing effective state power to bear throughout Indonesia, made possible for the new form of regional identity to fit comfortably within a united Indonesia. Two elements of state authority that are effective, ar…
Buku ini menyajikan catatan sejarah Maluku Utara selama 7 abad (1250-1950) yang lengkap dan menyeluruh. Di dalamnya diceritakan sepak terjang kerajaan-kerajaan Maluku Utara menghadapi Portugis, Spanyol, Inggris, dan Belanda; persaingan Ternate dan Tidore memperebutkan pengaruh di Indonesia Timur dari Sulawesi sampai Papua; sampai peran Maluku Utara dalam Perang Dunia II dan masa-masa awal Repub…