The Indonesia Reader: History, Culture, Politics - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0822344246 ISBN 13 : 9780822344247

Editeur : Duke University Press, 2009

Synopsis

The Indonesia Reader Indonesia is the world's largest archipelago, encompassing nearly 18,000 islands. The fourth most populous country in the world, it has a larger Muslim population than any other nation. This title presents an introduction to this extraordinary country. It includes more than 150 selections: explorers' chronicles, photographs, poetry, and stories. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Indonesia is the world's largest archipelago, encompassing nearly 18,000 islands. The fourth most populous country in the world, it has a larger Muslim population than any other nation. "The Indonesia Reader" is a unique introduction to this extraordinary country. Assembled for the traveller, student, and expert alike, the Reader includes more than 150 selections: journalists' articles, explorers' chronicles, photographs, poetry, stories, cartoons, drawings, letters, speeches, and more. Many pieces are by Indonesians; some are translated into English for the first time. All of them are preceded by introductions written by the volume's editors. Well-known figures such as Indonesia's acclaimed novelist Pramoedya Ananta Toer and the American anthropologist Clifford Geertz are featured alongside other artists and scholars as well as politicians, revolutionaries, colonists, scientists, and activists. Organized chronologically, the volume addresses early Indonesian civilizations; contact with traders from India, China, and the Arab Middle East; and, the European colonization of Indonesia, which culminated in centuries of Dutch rule. Selections offer insight into Japan's 1942-45 occupation, the establishment of an independent Indonesia, and the post-independence era, from the Sukarno presidency (1945-67), through Suharto's dictatorial regime (1967-98), to the present Reformasi period. Themes of resistance and activism recur: in a book excerpt decrying the exploitation of Java's natural wealth by the Dutch; in the writing of Kartini (1879-1904), a Javanese princess considered the icon of Indonesian feminism; in a 1978 statement from East Timor objecting to annexation by Indonesia; and, in an essay by the founder of Indonesia's first gay activist group. From fifth-century Sanskrit inscriptions in stone to selections related to the 2002 Bali bombings and the 2004 tsunami, "The Indonesia Reader" conveys the long history and the cultural, ethnic, and ecological diversity of this far-flung archipelago nation.

Revue de presse :

"With selections including scholarly pieces, manifestoes, interviews, speeches, and inscriptions, this volume captures the long sweep of the Indonesian archipelago's history while emphasizing its spectacular diversity. This is a Reader that deserves to be read." --Rudof Mrazek, University of Michigan

"Tineke Hellwig and Eric Tagliacozzo have woven together a variety of observations across time to help gain some insight into the astonishingly varied story of a fascinating nation. From reflections on the role of inter-oceanic trade, the flow of world religions, the fight for independence, and ultimately, a just society, the book offers a key corpus of documents to debate and contextualize." --Michael Laffan, Princeton University

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Duke University Press
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0822344246
• ISBN 13: 9780822344247
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 488