Editions - Inside Indonesia: The peoples and cultures of IndonesiaA quarterly magazine on the peoples of Indonesia - cultures, politics, economy and environmenthttps://www.insideindonesia.org/editions/edition-49582025-08-31T12:07:14+07:00Inside Indonesiaadmin@insideindonesia.orgJoomla! - Open Source Content ManagementA veneer of tradition2007-09-26T21:00:00+07:002007-09-26T21:00:00+07:00https://www.insideindonesia.org/editions/edition-4958/a-veneer-of-traditionArianne van der Meerthusharadibley@yahoo.com.au<h4>How strong is local tradition in the face of the modern state?ARIANNE VAN DER MEER attends a ceremony in Sumatra's Minangkabau area, famous for its matrilineal culture. She finds that the cultural symbols do survive. But they are now also tools in the hands of the central government. </h4><h4>How strong is local tradition in the face of the modern state?ARIANNE VAN DER MEER attends a ceremony in Sumatra's Minangkabau area, famous for its matrilineal culture. She finds that the cultural symbols do survive. But they are now also tools in the hands of the central government. </h4>Aceh's year of living dangerously2007-09-28T21:00:00+07:002007-09-28T21:00:00+07:00https://www.insideindonesia.org/editions/edition-4958/aceh-s-year-of-living-dangerouslyLeon Jonesthusharadibley@yahoo.com.au<h4>Australian volunteer LEON JONES was living in Aceh in the lead-up to the violence that eventualy left up to 2000 dead. </h4><h4>Australian volunteer LEON JONES was living in Aceh in the lead-up to the violence that eventualy left up to 2000 dead. </h4>Schooling in Aceh2007-09-27T21:00:00+07:002007-09-27T21:00:00+07:00https://www.insideindonesia.org/editions/edition-4958/schooling-in-acehBarbara Leighthusharadibley@yahoo.com.au<h4>Education should open doors to a brighter future. But when school costs the earth yet yields only failure, is the price too high? BARBARA LEIGH talks with Raziah, a poor mother in Aceh. </h4><h4>Education should open doors to a brighter future. But when school costs the earth yet yields only failure, is the price too high? BARBARA LEIGH talks with Raziah, a poor mother in Aceh. </h4>The forgotten cost of counter-insurgency in Aceh2007-09-30T13:42:18+07:002007-09-30T13:42:18+07:00https://www.insideindonesia.org/editions/edition-4958/the-forgotten-cost-of-counter-insurgency-in-acehKerry Broganthusharadibley@yahoo.com.au<h4>KERRY BROGAN talks with two women whose husbands 'disappeared'.</h4><h4>KERRY BROGAN talks with two women whose husbands 'disappeared'.</h4>Battle for the pews2007-09-22T21:00:00+07:002007-09-22T21:00:00+07:00https://www.insideindonesia.org/editions/edition-4958/battle-for-the-pewsGerry van Klinkenthusharadibley@yahoo.com.au<h4>GERRY VAN KLINKEN explores the dramatic conflict within the Batak Protestant Church (HKBP). Environmental protest, military-backed thugs, and guerilla tactics to attend Sunday worship - these are the ingredients of a bizarre story. </h4><h4>GERRY VAN KLINKEN explores the dramatic conflict within the Batak Protestant Church (HKBP). Environmental protest, military-backed thugs, and guerilla tactics to attend Sunday worship - these are the ingredients of a bizarre story. </h4>Of money and trees: a 19th-century growth triangle2007-09-25T21:00:00+07:002007-09-25T21:00:00+07:00https://www.insideindonesia.org/editions/edition-4958/of-money-and-trees-a-19th-century-growth-triangleFreek Columbijnthusharadibley@yahoo.com.au<h4>Unbridled money freely crosses borders and destroys Sumatra's pristine environment.... The 1990s? No, the 1850s, writes FREEK COLOMBIJN. </h4><h4>Unbridled money freely crosses borders and destroys Sumatra's pristine environment.... The 1990s? No, the 1850s, writes FREEK COLOMBIJN. </h4>Two Sumatran films2007-09-23T21:00:00+07:002007-09-23T21:00:00+07:00https://www.insideindonesia.org/editions/edition-4958/two-sumatran-filmsDavid Hananthusharadibley@yahoo.com.au<h4>The National Library of Australia now has the most comprehensive collection of Indonesian films available outside of Indonesia. Two films in this collection come from Sumatra.</h4><h4>The National Library of Australia now has the most comprehensive collection of Indonesian films available outside of Indonesia. Two films in this collection come from Sumatra.</h4>Colonial legacy2007-09-24T21:00:00+07:002007-09-24T21:00:00+07:00https://www.insideindonesia.org/editions/edition-4958/colonial-legacyBudi Agustonothusharadibley@yahoo.com.au<h4>It may be true that Java rules Indonesia. But Javanese labourers in Sumatra, writes BUDI AGUSTONO, have been at the bottom of the heap for generations. </h4><h4>It may be true that Java rules Indonesia. But Javanese labourers in Sumatra, writes BUDI AGUSTONO, have been at the bottom of the heap for generations. </h4>