This book examines the development of Indonesia nationalism from the viewpoint of minority-the urban Cristian elite. Placed between the Indonesian nationalist promise of freedom and the (equally Christian) Dutch colonial promise of modernity, their experience of late colonialism was filled with dilemma and ambiguity. ...

Indonesia in the Suharto Years: Issues, Incidents, Images ― a large format book containing more than 500 photographs charting the history of the New Order government, with several dozen essays by key players in the incidents and events pictured therein. ...

Adalah dua orang saksi sejarah, Des Alwi dan Donald Vogel, mengisahkan hal-hal pribadi para perintis kemerdekaan saat mereka di "buang" di Banda Naira. Semuanya dituliska dalam bahasa "orang terdekat". Through these two witnesess of Indonesian history, Des Alwi and Donald Vogel, we know the struggle of the exiles in Banda Naira. This book written in familiar language. ...

A globe-trotting journalist and a lifetime traveler, Desi Anwar has visited many places all over the world, met and interviewed international figures and notable individuals during her years as Indonesia’s top TV anchor and talk show host. In Faces & Places, Desi has compiled some of her travel writings she produced in the last few years and initially published in her weekly column in the English language daily newspaper, The Jakarta Globe. The articles consist of personal impressions, ...

In 1940, a Dutch colonial officer named Louis Fontijne (1902-1968) was commissioned to conduct an investigation of indigenous land tenure and leadership in the Residency of Timor and Depedencies. Dealing speccifically with Kelimado , a region included in the Nage district of central Flores, its main product was a remarkable study of society and culture and the effects of over three decades of Dutch administration and Cristian proselytizing. In regard to ethnographic detail and analytical ...

Mendayagunakan lebih dari tiga ratus frame foto (yang diambil dari tahun 1999 hingga 2006), diiringi uraian verbal berbahasa Inggris dengan diksi yang mengasyikkan, buku ini mengajak pembaca berjalan-jalan menyusuri labirin ruang-ruang di Kotagede sekaligus menerobos lapisan-lapisan peristiwa yang bertumpuk-tumpuk di dalamnya. Buku ini memotret, secara visual maupun verbal, kehadiran orang-orang yang memproduksi makna pada lingkungan fisik melalui serangkaian peristiwa yang mereka jalani ...

Focusing on short stories by Balinese and Indonesian authors about Bali this volume offers an insiders view of the Island of the Gods. It also features reproductions of social protest posters and a photographic essay on the 1999 election campaign. Including contributions by: I Nyoman Darma Putra, Putu Arya Tirtawirya, Gde’ Aryantha Soethama, Putu Oka Sukanta, Faisal Baraas, Kipanjikusmin, Oka Rusmini, Darma Putra, Gde’ Winnyana, Mas Ruscitadewi, Bre’ Redana Putu Arya Tirtawirya, Putu ...

Mengetengahkan perjalanan Kebudayaan Masyarakat Indonesia, mulai dari masa primitif, pengaruh Hindu, pengaruh Islam, hingga budaya modern saat ini. A complete account of the development of Indonesian people and culture, from the era of antiquity to the present. ...

Cultural identity is a subject of considerable concern for young nations. Indonesian culture originates from many different sources, within the country abroad. Like a diamond, presenting itself in many different colours of the spectrum, however in the end being one solid piece only: Unity in Diversity (Bhinneka Tunggal Ika). State Palaces in Indonesia reflect just that. This book tell a story about State Palaces in Indonesia as national heritage both in Bahasa Indonesia and English. Not only ...