Experience life in Java through the eyes of W. Barrington D'Almeida, a British colonial officer stationed on the island in the late 19th century. This book provides an insightful look at Javanese culture and society, as well as the complexities of colonial rule. Featuring stunning illustrations and vivid descriptions, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in Southeast Asian history and…
Greetings from Jakarta: Postcards of a Capital 1900-1950 is the most comprehensive visual record of Jakarta ever published covering the first half of the twentieth century which was also the last half century of colonial rule. Four hundred and sixty postcards from the author's own collection are brought together here to reveal a city that has largely vanished and is barely recognizable even to …
Portraits of a Capital 1950-1980 shows the evolution of Jakarta during the first three decades after Indonesian independence (1945) and the recognition of national sovereignty by the Dutch (1949) had finally been achieved. It reveals the capital city of a newly independent nation throwing off its colonial inheritance to build a bold new capital that for President Sukarno would be a “beacon”…
The Book features the dramatic battle of Batavia, the sinister British expedition to Palembang, the 1812 sacking and looting of Yogyakarta, and various fights between soldiers and civilians, buffaloes and tigers, and Englishmen and Javanese
Three decades of authoritarian rule in Indonesia came to a sudden and in 1998. This book asks how political reform cpuld proceed despite such unpromising circumstances