A NEW WAY OF COMMUNISM UNDER TAN MALAKA (Pierre Bourdieu’s Sociological Analysis on Tan Malaka Communism Thought)

A. Zahid; Drajat Tri Kartono; Argyo Demartoto

Volume : VI, Issue : V, May - 2017

A NEW WAY OF COMMUNISM UNDER TAN MALAKA (Pierre Bourdieu’s Sociological Analysis on Tan Malaka Communism Thought)

A. Zahid, Drajat Tri Kartono, Argyo Demartoto

Abstract :

Tan Malaka was the agent of creating a pro–people based–social practice, so that his thought contributes to Indonesian independence. Tan Malaka�s thought became virus for Indonesian communism under Musso�s command at his time; his contradictory thought was seen during rebellion in 1926 becoming the prospect name of Tan Malaka as the enemy and traitor in the rebellion. Tan Malaka�s thought always built on Minangkabau culture so that its embodiment was based on Indonesian. Considering his education experience, Tan Malaka was a smart, agile and critical figure. Having Lived in Minangkabau left ideological movement, he did not live clumsily in Harlem, Netherland, encountering socialism and communism discussion. Based on the problems above, the objective of research was to find out the background affecting Tan Malaka�s thought.