java - History 2

Transcribed from the First English Edition of 1708 and edited and annotated. This volume covers the years 1689-1693. Continued in First Series 83. The supplementary material includes the 1890 annual……続きを見る

With beautiful full-color Batik cloths and extensive historical and cultural commentary, Batik: From the Courts of Java and Sumatra is a fundamental work in the field of Indonesian art and culture. ……続きを見る

This is the first and most important book about the Island of Java and is essential reading for anyone interested in Javanese history and culture. Originally published in 1811, Island of Java was th……続きを見る

Originally published in 1815, Major William Thorn's The Conquest of Java describes the military and naval elements of the British expeditionary force to Java in 1811. It was a time of unrest in Euro……続きを見る

The ultimate adventure guide This is the most comprehensive guide to Java ever produced. Hundreds of pages of travel tips and dozens of lively articles on history, nature, and the arts, take you rig……続きを見る

This edition features • portrait • a linked Table of Contents CONTENTS I. Early Training II. The Gunboats III. The Bridge IV. The Jetties V. The Ship-Railway "Captain James Buchanan Eads (1820 – 188……続きを見る

A comprehensive analysis of the Japanese occupation of Java. The book explores the human drama that cannot be simply explained in terms of nationalism and fascism. The totality of Indonesian society……続きを見る

The growing interest in the history of Indonesia has made it desirable to have an English summary of the principal works of the Dutch historian Dr H. J. de Graaf, who in several books and articles p……続きを見る

The Dutch Nagara-Kertagama translation on which Professor Kern worked, at intervals, during eleven years, deserves our utmost admir ation and respect. It is the last important piece of work he finis……続きを見る

Although the name Pithecanthropus is now seldom used, there are few who study the origin of our species who will fail to recognise the historical place of the usage and its association with Eugene D……続きを見る

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The Battle of the Java Sea: This little known sea battle was overshadowed by Pearl Harbor, The Philippines, Wake Island and other events at the outset of World War II. The Battle of the Java Sea was……続きを見る

When the Lady Dolly van der Decken, in answer to questions about her legendary husband's whereabouts, murmured something vague about "Java, Japan, or Jupiter," she had Java in her mind as the most "……続きを見る

Very late indeed in May, but early in the morning, Laurel Ammidon lay in bed considering two widely different aspects of chairs. The day before she had been eleven, and the comparative maturity of t……続きを見る

The Battle of the Java Sea: This little known sea battle was overshadowed by Pearl Harbor, The Philippines, Wake Island and other events at the outset of World War II. The Battle of the Java Sea wa……続きを見る

On a hot August afternoon in 1811, an army of 10,000 British redcoats splashed ashore through the muddy shallows off Batavia (the former name of Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital) to conquer the Dutch co……続きを見る

In writing these pages I have had before me a double purpose. First, to present to the general reader an account of what seemed to me to be a singularly interesting country, and one which, while bei……続きを見る

The powerful and riveting new book in the multimillion-selling Killing series by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard Autumn 1944. World War II is nearly over in Europe but is escalating in the Pacific, ……続きを見る

In James Jackson Jarves' book, 'Kiana: a Tradition of Hawaii,' readers are immersed in the rich cultural and historical tapestry of Hawaii through the story of Kiana, a young chiefess. Written in a ……続きを見る

A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing program for monographs. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. How did the pa……続きを見る

“[A]n excellent book...” ーThe Economist Financial Times Asia editor David Pilling presents a fresh vision of Japan, drawing on his own deep experience, as well as observations from a cross section ……続きを見る

In 'Naval Warfare' by James R. Thursfield, readers are taken on a detailed exploration of the historical development and strategic significance of naval warfare. Thursfield expertly navigates the co……続きを見る

A Brief Guide to Maritime Strategy is a deliberately compact introductory work aimed at junior seafarers, those who make decisions affecting the sea services, and those who educate seafarers and dec……続きを見る

From Pulitzer Prize finalist Annie Jacobsen, the untold USA Today bestselling story of the CIA's secret paramilitary units. Surprise . . . your target. Kill . . . your enemy. Vanish . . . without a ……続きを見る

The odyssey of 600,000 imperial Japanese soldiers incarcerated in Soviet labor camps after World War II and their fraught repatriation to postwar Japan. In August 1945 the Soviet Union seized the Ja……続きを見る

This edition represents a thoroughly written history of Marines' military campaigns in Europe, Africa and the Pacific during the Second World War. Marines played a central role in the Pacific War, a……続きを見る

In "Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period" by P. L. Jacob, the author provides a comprehensive and intricate look into the social practices and cultura……続きを見る

The Valley of Oaxaca was unified under the rule of Monte Albán until its collapse around AD 800. Using findings from John Paddock’s long-term excavations at Lambityeco from 1961 to 1976, Michael Lin……続きを見る

¿Sabías que el gran Sigmund Freud aconsejó internar a Hitler en un psiquiátrico cuando Adolf contaba solo con siete años? ¿Sabías que uno de los cuadros pintados por Hitler fue hallado en la consult……続きを見る

La pandemia de gripe española del año 1918, dejó cerca de 100 millones de muertos.El Ecuador en base a una fuerte política de control portuario trató de evitar el arribo de la enfermedad. Empero, a ……続きを見る