Gelombang Kebangkitan Asia

by Anwar Ibrahim

Anwar Ibrahim melambangkan pemimpin generasi baru Asia yang memimpin negara mereka ke dalam milenium baru, menyedari hakikat bahawa mereka beroperasi dalam komuniti pelbagai budaya dan politik. Di dalam kumpulan esei ini, Timbalan Perdana Menteri dan Menteri Kewangan Malaysia berkongsi wawasannya untuk Asia yang lebih toleran, pluralistik. Brilian, sopan dan pemikiran.

Gelombang Kebangkitan Asia merangkumi pembelajaran dan persepsi tentang suara yang bersemangat dan resonan dalam politik Asia Tenggara.

Genres: Politics, Nonfiction

200 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim is Malaysia and leader of the reform oriented Opposition Coalition, Pakatan Rakyat.

Anwar was invited to join the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the ruling party, and the government in 1982, by then Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. His rise in the party and in the government was meteoric. He was elected in 1984, as Leader of UMNO Youth and in 1986, became a Vice-President of UMNO. He served as Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports in 1983; Minister of Agriculture in 1984; and Minister of Education in 1986, prior to his tenure as Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister in the 90s.

Anwar Ibrahim was the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1993-1998. He also served as Minister of Finance, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports in 1983; Minister of Agriculture in 1984; and Minister of Education in 1986. He was also Chairman of the Development Committee of World Bank and International Monetary Fund in 1998 and president of UNESCO’s General Conference. As a student leader he was the founder of Malaysia’s Muslim Youth Movement and has extensive experience working with Muslim political parties. From 1975 till 1982 he was representative for Asia Pacific of World Assembly of Muslim Youth under Sheikh Hassan Abdullah.

In 1988, Anwar Ibrahim became the second President of International Islamic University of Malaysia. The idea of the establishment of IIUM arose in the Congress of Malaya Islamic University which was organized by The National Organization of Islamic Students of Malaysia (PKPIM) in 1971. The then President of PKPIM was Anwar Ibrahim. This resolution urged the authority to upgrade the Islamic Malayan College. In 2010, Association of Muslim Social Scientist UK awarded it’s prestigious lifetime achievement award to Anwar Ibrahim in recognition of long and distinguished service in the field of politics and economic thought, the promotion of the cause of good governance and commitment to the principles of freedom, tolerance and justice.

Highly respected for his principled stance against corruption and his skillful management of the Malaysian economy during the turbulent period of its financial crisis, Anwar is also viewed as one of the forefathers of the Asian Renaissance and a leading proponent of greater cooperation among civilizations. He is an ardent supporter of democracy and is an authoritative voice in bridging the gap between East and West. As a public servant in Malaysia, Anwar was unrelenting in his campaign against corruption and has been committed to the ideals of empowerment, justice, and equity. He has stressed the need for internal reforms in order to reinforce civil and democratic institutions and to expand the democratic space.

Some of these themes, articulated in his book Menangani Perubahan (Managing Change) and Asian Renaissance. As acting Prime Minister in 1997, for example, he introduced Anti-Corruption Legislation which held public officials accountable for corrupt practices even after their departure from public service. His emphasis on social justice, poverty eradication, education and civil society has guided his career in government to the present.

He has lectured extensively around the world on governance and accountability, the relationship between Islam and democracy, the need for greater civilizational dialogue and contemporary politics in Malaysia and Southeast Asia. His articles and speeches on these subjects have been published widely in leading newspapers and journals around the world. He is respected internationally as a leader in interreligious dialogue and Muslim Christian relations and was one of the early signatories to the Common Word initiative. He has also held lecturing positions at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and St. Anthony’s College at Oxford University.

Reviews

[Abdullah Hussaini · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.659 untul buku ini. Aku baca di pustaka dalam masa sehari. Ada juga dia sentuh mengenai budaya membaca, selain ekonomi dan ketamadunan islami moden. Bolehla bang non.

[Khairul Hezry · Rating 4 out of 5]

The thoughts of a Prime Minister Malaysia never had.

['Izzat Radzi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Seperti buku Tun Mahathir, hatiku berbolak balik membaca buku ini.
Ya, tidak dinafikan akan prinsip-prinsip yang digariskan atau diulang kembali; tetapi Anwar sebagai politikus kerap kali juga 'go against his own words'.

Apapun, buku ini ditulis sebelum krisis kewangan Asia dan sebelum kes Anwar 98'.
Sambungan pandangan (atau 'rasional')balas musuh politiknya semasa itu boleh dibaca dalam buku Reflections on Asia

[Zawani · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ramai yang mengenali sosok Anwar Ibrahim melalui perjalanan perjuangannya bermula daripada zaman mahasiswanya di Universiti Malaya sehinggalah ke arena politik tanah air dan kini di balik tirai besi. Namun, sosok ini mempunyai pakej yang lain daripada kebanyakan ahli politik di Malaysia iaitu beliau juga hadir dengan idealisme dan intelektualisme. Idea Nahdah Asia atau Gelombang Kebangkitan Asia saya kira agak terkehadapan (jika mengikut tarikh buku ini diterbitkan pada tahun 1997) dan lebih membumi daripada idea Wawasan 2020 yang dicanang oleh Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad. Idea Ekonomi Manusiawi yang turut dihuraikan di dalam buku ini misalnya agak menarik untuk dibahaskan. Menurut penulis, ekonomi yang manusiawi lebih merupakan satu seni daripada satu bentuk kejuruteraan, kerana sifat masyarakat yang pelbagai dimensi dan kerencaman persoalan ekonomi. Ianya bukanlah semata-mata melibatkan produk dan pasaran kerana manusia dan masyarakat bukanlah jentera.

Bab Asia di Masa Depan juga saya kira amat menarik. Idea Anwar Ibrahim mengenai pembaharuan moral yang perlu dilakukan oleh orang Asia dan tidak boleh melihat dunia semata-mata dari sudut hubungan kuasa (medan persaingan dan persengketaan) sebaliknya perlu dilihat dari sudut nilai, kebudayaan dan tamadun.

Buku ini sangat sesuai dan disarankan untuk sesiapa yang ingin mengkaji tentang idealisme pemimpin Nusantara/Asia.

[Alins · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book echoes the voice of the new breed of Asians. Aptly entitled 'The Asian Renaissance', Anwar Ibrahim robustly asserts his optimism for Asians. He writes about the "East Asian Economic Miracle", argues for the Asians to stand up for their values and not be held in cultural servitude by the West. This typifies the new Asian, or modern Asian: bold, assertive and liberal. Perhaps this book should come as no surprise, given that he was, when the book was published, the Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Malaysia. Along with his one-time mentor, Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, they can be regarded as the architect of modern Malaysia - politically, economically and culturally.

The Asian Renaissance speaks out just what Asia is moving towards: independence and autonomy from the West. Anwar's vision for Asia thus lies in this book. Nonetheless, read critically and one will find that Anwar presents nothing original here. The abundance of quotations and excerpts is a catastrophic mistake. It leaves the central theme of the book, namely Anwar's thesis of an Asian renaissance, paling into insignificance and lurking beneath the thoughts of other writers.

Throughout the book, Anwar Ibrahim persistently argues for a "middle path" which he purports to apply to virtually every aspect of life, be it in politics or economics. Thus he discredits communism and recognises the impossibility of an absolute democracy. Democracy should be controlled - by religion or something else - so that the people are duly regulated by the law. Well and good. But this straitjacket application for everything necessarily amounts to childish idealism utterly divorced from reality. First, sometimes it is necessary to be radical to progress. Anwar's mentor, Dr. Mahathir even attributes his success story to his ability "to be nasty when others are not". Those who follow the story of Anwar Ibrahim after his crude dismissal from the Malaysian political landscape in 1998 will recall how ardently he advocates for the abolition of the Internal Security Act which provides for detention without trial. Reading the book in this context one is inclined to concede that he believes the ISA is hostile to democracy. Yet with the upsurge of terrorism, many have come to be aware of such preventive measures. To this extent, democracy at times becomes a fascist convert - what "middle path" can one take? Second, history is always brought about by the clash of two extremes, absolute capitalism vs. communism, religious dogmatism vs. downright secularism and so forth. It is thus not easy to arrive at a "middle path", which Anwar makes it sound so easy to accomplish.

Apparently, Anwar too doesn't subscribe to the 'paternalistic' view of the state where the government is to the people what parents are to the children. Thus he believes that Asians should be given equal freedom as the people in the West does, conveniently ignoring the fact that the people may be incapable of such a vast plethora of rights and liberty, given their "developing" or even "underdeveloped" country status hence many may still have not attained the level of education and maturity of the people in developed countries. But for this Anwar has an answer in the book: he quotes Dr. Sun Yat Sen, "Alas, that is like telling a child that he cannot go to school because he is illiterate!".

Although the book is called "Asian" renaissance, it has a strong Islamic inclination and Anwar writes of Islam as if it has such a profound influence in the Asian continent. Implicitly he is stating his optimism that Islam will dominate Asia and given his rigorous stand to bring Malaysia to the fore of Islamic leadership, that could also mean that he might think of resurrecting Andalusia (which he rightfully glorifies) in Malaysia!

Given these considerations, perhaps it is no exaggeration to say that The Asian Renaissance is a manifesto of a political idealism, at times even realism and pragmatism is threatened. Nevertheless given the spirit and vision deeply ingrained and embodied in the book, that dream might become reality, though not in the near future.

[Zulhilmi Zakaria · Rating 5 out of 5]

A oustanding messages, lucid, and insightful. A book that does not need review from me anymore. The best i ever read from Malay Literature.

[Johan Radzi · Rating 4 out of 5]

buku ini ditulis semasa anwar ibrahim masih berkhidmat di bawah united malay national organization. dari buku ini anwar membawakan idea nahdah asia, bahawa kita orang-orang asia, atas kemajmukan dan perbezaan budaya yang mengelilingi kita, bakal mampu bersaing dengan tamadun barat jika kita manfaatkan nilai-nilai pribumi sendiri. saya selalu gemarkan idea ini: bahawa orang Asia juga maju dalam caranya sendiri. bahawa kita orang Timur tidak mengemis di bawah kaki Barat dan bangkit dengan kekuatan yang terkumpul dari tenaga yang berwarna-warni.

jarang saya berasa puas membaca buku ilmiah. syukurlah anwar ibrahim (atau siapa-siapa penulis hantunya) menyuntikkan keindahan bahasa serta kata-kata hikmah tokoh sarjana ke dalam karya ini. idea yang dipasakkan dengan bahasa yang bermaruah seringkali menjadi tiang yang tertegak gagah.

[hakim · Rating 4 out of 5]

Antara yang terbaik! Mesti baca.

[A. Muziru Idham · Rating 5 out of 5]

Saya tidak tahu apa lagi untuk diungkap tentang buku ini. Cukuplah nilai bintang yang saya beri itu menjadi saksi.

[Mohammad Labid Hossain · Rating 5 out of 5]

মালয়েশিয়ায় জনগণের কি চাঁদ কপাল যে আনোয়ার ইব্রাহিমের মতো নেতা পেয়েছে। এই বইটা পড়লে বুঝা যাবে তার রাজনৈতিক দূরদর্শিতা কতটা উচ্চ। এই বই এর অনেক কিছুই বুঝি নাই বার বার পড়তে হবে কিন্তু অর্থনৈতিক নিয়ে তার একটা আলাপ এর মধ্যেই সীমাবদ্ধতা প্রকাশ করছে। আজ থেকে ২৫ বছর আগে এরকম বই লিখে ফেলেছিলেন যখন সে অত বড় কেউ না এই চিন্তাগুলো আমাদের দেশে কাজে লাগাতে হবে বিখ্যাত কবি ফয়েজ আহমদ ফয়েজ বলেছিল বাংলাদেশের সাথে পাকিস্তান থেকে বেশী সম্পর্ক হবে মালয় অঞ্চলের সাথে। প্রধানমন্ত্রী ইব্রাহিম পশ্চিমরে তুলোধোনা করেছে বার বার তারপর উনি সবশেষে পশ্চিম আর প্রচ্যকে একসাথে চলার জন্য রবীন্দ্রনাথের কবিতা শুনিয়ে শেষ করেছে-
"অবসান হল রাতি ।
নিবাইয়া ফেলো কলিমামলিন
ঘরের কোণের বাতি।
নিখিলের আলো পূর্ব আকাশে
জ্বলিল পুণ্যদিনে-
এক পথে যারা চলিবে তাহারা
সকলেরে নিক্ চিনে।"
এক পথে যারা চলিবে তাহারা সকলেরে নিক চিনে।

[Muhammad Fakhruddin]

MADANI 1.0

Banyak idea-idea awal beliau mengenai kesamarataan peluang, ekonomi manusiawi dan kebudayaan diacu semula dalam Membangun Negara Madani: Visi dan Kerangka Dasar Reformasi. Dari sudut itu, tiada pembaharuan yang kita temui tetapi hal ini yang disebut penulis sendiri sebagai nilai-nilai universal yang tetap.

[Arif Tajudin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting character but I need to re read again, and what i thought the best is to compare Malay Dilemma by Tun M. We as Malaysians could perceived two ideas and can judge who's the best in doing what they talked about.

[' Syamil · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Kita mahu melihat gelombang baru kebangkitan Asia memberikan sumbangan bermakna kepada tamadun umat manusia"

Anwar Ibrahim

[atsushidaf · Rating 5 out of 5]

absolute cinema

[Wei Ann Heng · Rating 3 out of 5]

Anwar writes in English with the same flowery flair as his Malay.

This is the third book I've read from 90's Malaysia, and it carries the same flavour of intellectual critique that stems from a real and deep hope for the future of the country and the region. With the benefit of hindsight, it was quite surreal reading this knowing how the next 25 years would turn out for Anwar, and how the cultural development central to his idea of Asian Renaissance (which let's be honest, is largely about a south-east asian islamic renaissance) basically came to a standstill after the 90s.

[hamka kecil]

The overall, the book presents the idea that rather critical range. When I read this book as I was in a perfect country of cultural diversity, economics, politics and religion simply reflects the actual state of Asia. This is the honesty of my first reading of this figure. Though, at first some suspicion arises that this book was written in 1997, at which time anwar ibrahim a high ranking in the administration in Malaysia. I think the possibility of his ideas rather limited and biased to maintain its position but my view contradicted. I see ideas take quite critical and quite relevant.

The concept of "Nahdah Asia"@ renaisennce happens in western countries trying to put forward in this book. The idea is given a new lease with the adjustment back to the Asia. For me, it is a relatively simple concept of enlightenment and self-Asia match itself. Concept 'Nahdah Asia"is trying to understand the changes that want to do in terms of the political system of democracy which is the core of Asian politics, justice, law, economics, culture, religion and the future of Asia.

mmm....What attracted me was his views on the media and tax.It so interesting and should be read as the people of Asia.

[An Nasaie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Buku yang diterbitkan tika aku masih bocah. 1997. Darjah dua. Baru kini aku berkesempatan membacanya ketika penulisnya sedang menjali hukuman penjara atas kesalahan yang sangat kontroversi.

Aku kira mungkin perjalanan politik Anwar sudahpun berakhir tapi buku begitu memberiku inspirasi yang dalam terus bangun menjadi insan nahdah. Mungkin jika buku ini aku hadam ketida umurku belasan tahun aku mungkin tidak menjadi manusia bebal yang hanya tahu memikirkan masalah diri-duit-bakal isteri-kahwin-kerjaya dan bebal dalam cakna tentang masyarakat sekitar. Dalam tulisan ikon yang selalu dikaitkan dengan reformasi 1998 ini, banyak menekankan tentang peri penting masyarakat madani yang mengutamakan masyarakat yang kurang bernasib baik dan tertindas. Walaubagaimanapun ada juga terselit ironi dari apa yang dikatakan didalam buku ini dengan apa yang dilalui oleh penulis dalam perjalanan politiknya iaitu nepotisme yang kelihatan jelas pada hujung-hujung karier politik beliau.

Aku begitu terkesan dengan tulisannya dalam keunggulan budaya dan islam di Asia tenggara. Penulis mengolah dengan baik sekali.

Aku kira buku ini wajib dibaca oleh mereka pendukung Anwar ataupun musuh beliau terutama musuh tanpa sebab rasional.

[Aradweb Aradweb Adil · Rating 4 out of 5]

Buku PERTAMA yang berjaya diburu untuk tahun 2010. Mencari-cari versi English nya namun gagal. Sejak dari zaman kolej lagi sudah terserempak dengan versi English nya namun tidak berkesempatan untuk membedah dengan lebih teliti.

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