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Book A Volume of Oriental Studies

Download or read book A Volume of Oriental Studies written by Thomas Walker Arnold and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Contemporary Indonesian Fashion

Download or read book Contemporary Indonesian Fashion written by Alessandra Lopez y Royo and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-31 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indonesian fashion has undergone a period of rapid growth over the last three decades. This book explores how through years of social, political, and cultural upheaval, the country's fashion has moved away from “colonial fashion” and “national dress” to claim its own distinct identity as contemporary fashion in a global world. With specific reference to women's wear, Contemporary Indonesian Fashion explores the diversity and complexity of the country's sartorial offerings, which weave together local textile traditions like batik and ikat-making with contemporary narratives. The book questions concepts of “tradition” and “modernity” in the developing world, taking stock of the elite consumption of luxury brands and the large-scale manufacturing of fast fashion, and introduces us to the rise of new trends such as busana muslim (or “modest wear”), creating a portrait of a vibrant and growing national and, increasingly, international, industry. Exploring clothing in shopping malls, on the catwalk, in magazines, and online, the book examines how Indonesian fashion is made, presented, and consumed, combining research in Indonesia with analysis and personal reflection. Contemporary Indonesian Fashion ultimately questions the deeply entrenched eurocentrism of "global fashion", simultaneously interrogating current homogenizing beauty and body image discourses posited as universal, by pointing to absences, silences, and erasures as reflected by contemporary Indonesian fashion- hence the "looking glass" of the title. Aptly illustrated, the book offers a new perspective on a rapidly developing new fashion capital, Jakarta.

Book     La Confr  rie Musulmane Di S  di Mohammed Ben  Al   Es Seno  s   Et Son Domaine G  ographique en L ann  e 1300 de L h  gire  1883 de Notre   re

Download or read book La Confr rie Musulmane Di S di Mohammed Ben Al Es Seno s Et Son Domaine G ographique en L ann e 1300 de L h gire 1883 de Notre re written by Henri Duveyrier and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book La Confr  rie Musulmane Di S  di Mohammed Ben  al   Es Seno  s   Et Son Domaine G  ographique En l Ann  e 1300 de l H  gire 1883 de Notre   re  Classic Reprint

Download or read book La Confr rie Musulmane Di S di Mohammed Ben al Es Seno s Et Son Domaine G ographique En l Ann e 1300 de l H gire 1883 de Notre re Classic Reprint written by Henri Duveyrier and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-08-16 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from La Confrérie Musulmane Di Sîdi Mohammed Ben 'Alî Es-Senoûsî Et Son Domaine Géographique en l'Année 1300 de l'Hégire-1883 de Notre Ère Le sujet traité dans cet article intéresse non seulement l'histoire et la politique, mais aussi, tout à fait directement la géographie et le succès des explorations futures, des quelles les géographes attendent l'achèvement de la recon naissance de la moitié nord de l'afrique. A ce dernier titre la Société de géographie accueillera, nous l'espérons, un travail qui, tout en empiétant sur le domaine de sciences parallèles, est destiné aux ouvriers du champ qu'elle défriche, et peut les prémunir contre des surprises qui ont été funestes déjà à un trop grand nombre d'exploratenrs. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book Arabian Medicine

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  • Author : Edward Granville Browne
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2013-04
  • ISBN : 9781258657147
  • Pages : 150 pages

Download or read book Arabian Medicine written by Edward Granville Browne and published by . This book was released on 2013-04 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The FitzPatrick Lectures Delivered At The College Of Physicians In November 1919 And November 1920.

Book     La Confrerie Musulmane Di Sidi Mohammed Ben  Ali Es Senousi Et Son Domaine Geographique En L Annee 1300 de L Hegire  1883 de Notre Ere

Download or read book La Confrerie Musulmane Di Sidi Mohammed Ben Ali Es Senousi Et Son Domaine Geographique En L Annee 1300 de L Hegire 1883 de Notre Ere written by Henri Duveyrier and published by Sagwan Press. This book was released on 2015-08-21 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book La confr  rie musulmane de S  di Mohammed ben  Al   es Seno  s   et son domaine g  ographique en l ann  e 1300 de l h  gire  1883 de notre   re

Download or read book La confr rie musulmane de S di Mohammed ben Al es Seno s et son domaine g ographique en l ann e 1300 de l h gire 1883 de notre re written by Henri Duveyrier and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Digital Indonesia

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  • Author : Edwin Jurriens
  • Publisher : ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
  • Release : 2017-05-09
  • ISBN : 9814762997
  • Pages : 326 pages

Download or read book Digital Indonesia written by Edwin Jurriens and published by ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. This book was released on 2017-05-09 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: span, SPAN { background-color:inherit; text-decoration:inherit; white-space:pre-wrap }This book places Indonesia at the forefront of the global debate about the impact of ‘disruptive’ digital technologies. Digital technology is fast becoming the core of life, work, culture and identity. Yet, while the number of Indonesians using the Internet has followed the upward global trend, some groups — the poor, the elderly, women, the less well-educated, people living in remote communities — are disadvantaged. This interdisciplinary collection of essays by leading researchers and scholars, as well as e-governance and e-commerce insiders, examines the impact of digitalisation on the media industry, governance, commerce, informal sector employment, education, cybercrime, terrorism, religion, artistic and cultural expression, and much more. It presents groundbreaking analysis of the impact of digitalisation in one of the world’s most diverse, geographically vast nations. In weighing arguments about the opportunities and challenges presented by digitalisation, it puts the very idea of a technological ‘revolution’ into critical perspective.

Book Soul Catcher

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  • Author : Merle Ricklefs
  • Publisher : NUS Press
  • Release : 2018-07-31
  • ISBN : 9814722847
  • Pages : 466 pages

Download or read book Soul Catcher written by Merle Ricklefs and published by NUS Press. This book was released on 2018-07-31 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mangkunagara I (1726-95) was one of the most flamboyant figures of 18th-century Java. A charismatic rebel from 1740 to 1757 and one of the foremost military commanders of his age, he won the loyalty of many followers. He was also a devout Muslim of the Mystic Synthesis style, a devotee of Javanese culture and a lover of beautiful women and Dutch gin. His enemies—the Surakarta court, his uncle the rebel and later Sultan Mangkubumi of Yogyakarta and the Dutch East India Company—were unable to subdue him, even when they united against him. In 1757 he settled as a semi-independent prince in Surakarta, pursuing his objective of as much independence as possible by means other than war, a frustrating time for a man who was a fighter to his fingertips. Professor Ricklefs here employs an extraordinary range of sources in Dutch and Javanese—among them Mangkunagara I’s voluminous autobiographical account of his years at war, the earliest autobiography in Javanese so far known—to bring this important figure to life. As he does so, our understanding of Java’s devastating civil war of the mid-18th century is transformed and much light is shed on Islam and culture in Java.

Book Migration in the Time of Revolution

Download or read book Migration in the Time of Revolution written by Taomo Zhou and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Migration in the Time of Revolution explores the complex relationship between China and Indonesia from 1945 to 1967, during a period when citizenship, identity, and political loyalty were in flux. Taomo Zhou examines the experiences of migrants, including youths seeking an ancestral homeland they had never seen and economic refugees whose skills were unwelcome in a socialist state. Zhou argues that these migrants played an active role in shaping the diplomatic relations between Beijing and Jakarta, rather than being passive subjects of historical forces. By using newly declassified documents and oral history interviews, Migration in the Time of Revolution demonstrates how the actions and decisions of ethnic Chinese migrants were crucial in the development of post-war relations between China and Indonesia. By integrating diplomatic history with migration studies, Taomo Zhou provides a nuanced understanding of how ordinary people's lives intersected with broader political processes in Asia, offering a fresh perspective on the Cold War's social dynamics.

Book Held s History of Sumbawa

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  • Author : Hans Hägerdal
  • Publisher : Amsterdam University Press
  • Release : 2018-01-31
  • ISBN : 9048531276
  • Pages : 213 pages

Download or read book Held s History of Sumbawa written by Hans Hägerdal and published by Amsterdam University Press. This book was released on 2018-01-31 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indologist Gerrit Jan Held wrote this book in 1955 but died before it could be published; this volume represents its first translation into English, and includes extensive footnotes that set it in context of current research.

Book Minority Stages

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  • Author : Josh Stenberg
  • Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
  • Release : 2019-08-31
  • ISBN : 0824880277
  • Pages : 281 pages

Download or read book Minority Stages written by Josh Stenberg and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2019-08-31 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Minority Stages: Sino-Indonesian Performance and Public Display offers intriguing new perspectives on historical and contemporary Sino-Indonesian performance. For the first time in a major study, this community’s diverse performance practices are brought together as a family of genres. Combining fieldwork with evidence from Indonesian, Chinese, and Dutch primary and secondary sources, Josh Stenberg takes a close look at Chinese Indonesian self-representation, covering genres from the Dutch colonial period to the present day. From glove puppets of Chinese origin in East Java and Hakka religious processions in West Kalimantan, to wartime political theatre on Sumatra and contemporary Sino-Sundanese choirs and dance groups in Bandung, this book takes readers on a tour of hybrid and diverse expressions of identity, tracing the stories and strategies of minority self-representation over time. Each performance form is placed in its social and historical context, highlighting how Sino-Indonesian groups and individuals have represented themselves locally and nationally to the archipelago’s majority population as well as to Indonesian state power. In the last twenty years, the long political suppression of manifestations of Chinese culture in Indonesia has lifted, and a wealth of evidence now coming to light shows how Sino-Indonesians have long been an integral part of Indonesian culture, including the performing arts. Valorizing that contribution challenges essentialist readings of ethnicity or minority, complicates the profile of a group that is often considered solely in socioeconomic terms, and enriches the understanding of Indonesian culture, Southeast Asian Chinese identities, and transnational cultural exchanges. Minority Stages helps counter the dangerous either/or thinking that is a mainstay of ethnic essentialism in general and of Chinese and Indonesian nationalisms in particular, by showing the fluidity and adaptability of Sino-Indonesian identity as expressed in performance and public display.

Book Economists with Guns

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  • Author : Bradley R. Simpson
  • Publisher : Stanford University Press
  • Release : 2008-03-28
  • ISBN : 080477952X
  • Pages : 555 pages

Download or read book Economists with Guns written by Bradley R. Simpson and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2008-03-28 with total page 555 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering the first comprehensive history of U.S relations with Indonesia during the 1960s, Economists with Guns explores one of the central dynamics of international politics during the Cold War: the emergence and U.S. embrace of authoritarian regimes pledged to programs of military-led development. Drawing on newly declassified archival material, Simpson examines how Americans and Indonesians imagined the country's development in the 1950s and why they abandoned their democratic hopes in the 1960s in favor of Suharto's military regime. Far from viewing development as a path to democracy, this book highlights the evolving commitment of Americans and Indonesians to authoritarianism in the 1960s on.

Book The Elderly Must Endure

Download or read book The Elderly Must Endure written by Rebecca Fanany and published by ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. This book was released on 2018-12-21 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its independence in 1945, Indonesia has experienced decades of rapid social change that have affected every area of life and have reached even the most remote parts of the country. The impact on the experience of the population has been equally significant, especially for those individuals who are over the age of 60 today and have lived through much of this period. This book concerns older members of the Minangkabau ethnic group, one of Indonesia’s many local cultures. The Minangkabau have an ancient matrilineal social structure that is embodied in their local law and customs (adat) and that, in the view of many Minangkabau, is under increasing pressure in the modern context. Today’s older Minangkabau are deeply affected by these challenges to the traditional way of life which relate to fundamental social patterns, such as the nature of the long-established tradition of leaving their region of origin to work elsewhere (marantau) and the structure of relationships within the extended family, as well as the potential value of traditional practices in modern society. The gap between their expectations that were formed early in their life and the realities of life in modern Indonesia often create serious problems of cultural consonance that represent a personal challenge for which there is no precedent and no established strategy to address. This book is based on a long-term study of older Minangkabau in modern Indonesia with a focus on cultural consonance. It profiles the members of one family from a village in the highlands of West Sumatra whose members now live in cities across Indonesia as well as in their village of origin. The challenges but also the opportunities experienced by these individuals, and members of the older Minangkabau population in general, are characteristic of similar social change experienced across Indonesia in recent decades and illustrate the nature of culture shift in the rapidly urbanizing and modernizing context of modern Indonesia.

Book A Preliminary Analysis of the October 1  1965 Coup in Indonesia

Download or read book A Preliminary Analysis of the October 1 1965 Coup in Indonesia written by Benedict Anderson and published by Equinox Publishing. This book was released on 2009-11 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although numerous accounts have been published of the genesis and character of the attempted October 1965 coup in Indonesia, many important aspects of that affair still remain very unclear. The fact that in most accounts so much of the picture has been painted in black and white, and in language of categorical certainty, has served only to paper over the enormous gaps in established knowledge of the event. In his present introduction to the paper here published, Professor Anderson describes the circumstances surrounding its preparation and the reasons why it was not previously published. Indeed, because of the avowedly tentative and provisional character of this early effort, there would normally be no reason to publish it any more than there would have been to publish the scores of other preliminary drafts prepared over the years by scholars working in the Cornell Modern Indonesia Project. However, this draft has been given a unique prominence. For it has been singled out by a number of those who have subsequently written accounts of the attempted coup, among whom all too many have misrepresented the authors' ideas and cited words or phrases of theirs out of context. Thus there are special reasons now for publishing this draft in its entirety - in fairness both to the authors and to all those interested in the events of 1965 - so that readers can make their own assessments rather than having to rely upon doctored extracts and tendentious interpretations by writers hostile to the hypotheses advanced by its authors. I have found myself in disagreement with some of the views presented in this paper; however, I believe that despite the limited materials available to the authors over the few months that they collected and analyzed their data, this draft, which they wrote at the end of 1965, contains a number of important insights and a considerable amount of significant data which other writers have not taken into account. Thus, those interested in understanding the attempted coup of 1965, particularly if they bear in mind the caveats of Professor Anderson's present introduction, should find this paper useful. - George McT. Kahin