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Van Java Melati's 'Van Slaaf tot Vorst: Historisch Romantische Schets uit de Geschiedenis van Java' is een boek dat de lezer meeneemt op een reis door de turbulente geschiedenis van Java. Het boek i……続きを見る

In 'Singapore, Malacca, Java. - Reiseskizzen von F. Jagor', erleben die Leser eine faszinierende Reise durch Südostasien im 19. Jahrhundert. Fedor Jagor, ein renommierter Wissenschaftler und Reisend……続きを見る

A young couple poses before a painted backdrop depicting a modern building set in a volcanic landscape; a college student grabs his camera as he heads to a political demonstration; a man poses stiff……続きを見る

A far-reaching examination of exoticism, cultural internationalism and modernism's encounters with Indonesian tradition, Performing Otherness examines how Indonesia entered world stages through impe……続きを見る

This book brings unique insight and prize-winning analysis to an extraordinary story - that of a witch-hunt and 'ninja' craze that swept a region of Java, Indonesia, in 1998. Nicholas Herriman shows……続きを見る

Batik: Fabled Cloth of Java is richly illustrated with color plates of the finest antique and contemporary batik from thirty museums and private collections around the world. From the royal courts o……続きを見る

Located at the juncture of literature, history, and anthropology, Writing the Past, Inscribing the Future charts a strategy of how one might read a traditional text of non-Western historical literat……続きを見る

In this fascinating study the lives and mores of women in one of the least understood but most densely populated areas of the world are unveiled through the eyes of generations of court poets. For m……続きを見る

Zahlreiche erschreckende Berichte sind aus der Zeit des Nationalsozialismus in Europa überliefert. Was sich in anderen Teilen der Welt währenddessen abgespielt hat, ist bei uns weitgehend unbekannt.……続きを見る

The Javanese nobleman Radèn Mas Arya Candranegara V (1837–85), alias Purwalelana, journeyed across his homeland during the rapidly changing times of the nineteenth century. He travelled around 5,000……続きを見る

In A History of Plague in Java, 1911–1942**, Maurits Bastiaan Meerwijk demonstrates how the official response to the 1911 outbreak of plague in Malang led to one of the most invasive health interven……続きを見る

The peoples of Southeast Asia have a long history of cultural commonalities. From Sumatra to Vietnam, the inhabitants built wooden houses on poles whether they lived in flooded coastal plains or in ……続きを見る

In 'A Visit to Java' by W. Basil Worsfold, readers are transported to the exotic island of Java through vivid descriptions of its landscapes, cultures, and people. The book is written in a detailed ……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

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

When Singapore fell to the Japanese in February 1942, Churchill called it the “largest capitulation in British history.” Till today, the myth persists that this was due to the British forces’ being ……続きを見る

Banfield’s „Confessions of a Beachcomber,” waarvan dit boekje een verkorte bewerking is, zijn eigenlijk minder bekentenissen in den letterlijken zin des woords dan wel beschouwingen en beschrijvinge……続きを見る

South and Southeast Asia continue to be extremely critical regions, deeply intertwined and bound in many ways by centuries of intersecting histories. As the recent experiences of rapid and transform……続きを見る

These unique guides produced by the Department of Defense provide comprehensive information about all aspects of life in Indonesia, with a special emphasis on geography, history, the economy, societ……続きを見る

The Basques played a remarkably influential role in the creation and maintenance of Spain’s colonial establishment in the Philippines. Their skills as shipbuilders and businessmen, their evangelical……続きを見る

Javanese Culture and the Meanings of Locality: Studies on the Arts, Urbanism, Polity, and Society is an examination of the social and cultural geography of Java. This book penetrates and surveys the……続きを見る

Today the vast archipelago of Southeast Asia islands known as Indonesia is in the headlines because of political instability, religious tension, and violence in the streets. Forty years ago similar ……続きを見る

In 2012, the Communist Party of China (CPC) inaugurated the Xi Jinping era when it elected him to be the General Secretary of the CPC. The following year Xi was elected President of the People’s Rep……続きを見る

Beschreibt das Leben, die Muster, die Kopfjagd und die Tätowierungen der Stämme auf Borneo in Indonesien. 続きを見る

In the hill country of northeast Cambodia, just a few kilometers from the Vietnam border, sits the village of Tang Kadon. This community of hill rice farmers of the Jarai ethnic minority group survi……続きを見る

This book compares and contrasts leadership in Japan, South Korea and China, examining the impact of globalization on leadership styles and trends. Presenting some of the most recent findings in lea……続きを見る

Jakarta is a fascinating city. Its attraction lies in the incredibly wide variety of people Indonesians, Chinese, Indians, Arabs and Europeans who have arrived over the centuries, bringing with them……続きを見る