no. 52 October- December 1997		Bookshop
		PROSTITUTION IN INDONESIA By Gavin Jones, Endang Sulistyaningsih, and Terence Hull. The Indonesian translation of this study (Sinar Harapan Press) attracted media attention because of its estimate that the commercial heterosexual services industry, including both officially recognised brothels and freelance operatives, turns over at least US$ 1.7 billion and perhaps twice that much each year. This calculation assumes around 140,000 regular sex workers. Australian National University, Demography Program, Working Papers in Demography no. 52, 1995, 78pp. NEW ERA, NEW LEADER: BADIO REJECTS THE NEW ORDER REGIME'S MANIPULATIONS By Soebadio Sastrosatomo English translation of Era Baru, Pemimpin Baru, by the 78-year old leader of the former Indonesian Socialist Party. Banned in Indonesia, the author's secretary Buyung Rachmad Buchori presently faces charges of insulting the President. Private edition, 1997, 40pp. Avail: Campaign Against Militarism (Perth), PO Box 186, Northbridge WA 6865, Australia, tel 08-9227 7880, camperth@odyssey.a pana.org.au. AU$6.00 postage paid (profits towards cultural exchange projects between Indonesia and Australia). IN SEARCH OF MEGAWATI SUKARNOPUTRI By Angus McIntyre Discusses the success and driving force behind Megawati as well as comparing and contrasting her to other contemporary female political leaders like Aung San Suu Kyi. (22pp, AU$10). Monash Asia Institute Working Papers, 1997. Avail: Daniela Mariani, Publications Officer, MAI, Monash Univ, Clayton, Vic. 3168, Australia, email: Danni.mariani@a rts.monash.edu.au. SOEHARTO'S COMPOSURE By Angus McIntyre Attempts to understand the inner man by drawing on biographical and autobiographical accounts available. (20pp, AU$8, available from Monash above.) EAST TIMOR AND THE UNITED NATIONS: THE CASE FOR INTERVENTION By Geoffrey C. Gunn In addition to the author's own analysis, features UN documents and other sources including: the key General Assembly and Security Council resolutions of 1975 82; the reports of UN Special Rapporteurs; the Foreign Ministers' meetings; and the World Court judgement on the Australian deal with Indonesia over East Timor's oil reserves. The most comprehensive collection of official documentation on East Timor to date. Red Sea Press, 1997, 241pp. Avail: Red Sea Press, Princess Rd, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 2319, USA, fax (609) 844-0198. US$19.95, + postage US: US$4.00, overseas surface: US$5.00, air: US$25 (bulk discounts). Credit cards accepted. INDEPENDENT JOURNALISTS Tidurlah akal sehat By Danang Kukuh Wardoyo Danang was gaoled for 20 months for being an office boy at the Association of Independent Journalists (AJI). The stories in this book show how he turned his 'bad luck' into an eye-opening experience. Introduction by Arswendo Atmowiloto, well-known editor who was also gaoled. AJI, 1997, 205pp. Avail: AJI Secretariate, Jalan PAM Baru Raya no.16, Pejompongan, Jakarta 12270, tel +61-21-5727018, Rp 12,000 + postage. TERBUNUHNYA UDIN Edited by Heru Hendratmoko Fuad Muhammad Syafruddin (Udin) was a Yogyakarta journalist murdered for reporting local government corruption. Udin's death has become a symbol of opposition to the arbitrariness of power. This book includes the report of a fact-finding team. The journalists on this team themselves experienced serious intimidation. Introduction by Arief Budiman. AJI and ISAI, 1997, 186pp. Avail: AJI (above) or ISAI (Jl Utan Kayu no. 68H, Jakarta 13120, Indonesia, fax +62-21-856 7529, email isai@rad.net.id), Rp 14,000 + postage. THE SPELL OF POWER: A HISTORY OF BALINESE POLITICS 1650-1940 By Henk Schulte Nordholt The first comprehensive history of Balinese politics from the middle of the 17th century till the end of Dutch colonial rule in 1942. Traces the collective biography of the Mengwi dynasty. Between 1906 and 1942 Bali became part of the Dutch colonial state and experienced a 'traditionalisation' of Balinese kingship. Focusing on the descendants of the Mengwi dynasty and their subjects, the author describes the local practices of colonialism, which finally resulted in hardship and poverty during the economic depression of the 1930s. KITLV, 1996, 389pp. Avail: Nusantara Bookshop, AU$59.95. IN PRAISE OF PRAMBANAN Edited by Roy Jordaan Devoted to the Hindu-Javanese temple complex of Candi Prambanan near Yogyakarta. Part One examines the existing scholarly literature, on such issues as the date of construction, name, design, the rulers and religious sects involved. Part Two contains selected articles in translation by prominent Dutch scholars with first hand knowledge of it, including Ijzerman, Vogel, Krom, Bosch, De Haan, Stutterheim, Van Romondt, and Bernet Kempers. Richly illustrated. KITLV, 1996, 265pp, ISBN 90 6718 105 6. PO Box 9515, 2300 RA Leiden, Netherlands, tel +31-71 527 2372, fax +31 71 527 2638, KITLVPress@rulle t.leidenuniv.nl.NLG 50.00. SOJOURNERS AND SETTLERS: HISTORIES OF SOUTHEAST ASIA AND THE CHINESE Edited by Anthony Reid The role of Chinese in leading Southeast Asia's rapid economic growth has attracted world attention. Yet the interaction of Chinese and Southeast Asians reaches back a thousand years, and it is difficult, if not specious, to disentangle what is Chinese from what is indigenous. Ten of the most distinguished specialists in the field pool their expertise on considering the multiple ways in which Chinese have interacted with the region. They include Mackie, Reid, Wolters, Reynolds, Blusse, Somers Heidhues, Salmon, Hooker, and Milner. Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 1995, 264pp. ISBN 1 86373 990 4 Pbk AU$24.95. TRAVEL SURVIVAL KIT TO INDONESIA (5th edition) Lonely Planet The indispensable guide, packed with all the tips and suggestions you need to surf, trek, eat, shop or laze your way from one end of this exotic archipelago to the other. Melbourne: Lonely Planet, August 1997, 1049pp. AU$34.95.