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9780812240573 Drexler: Aceh, Indonesia: Securing the Insecure State. Hardcover

Aceh, Indonesia: Securing the Insecure State. Hardcover by Elizabeth F. Drexler 296 pages, 9 illustrations. 2008. In 1998, Indonesia exploded with both euphoria and violence after the fall of its longtime authoritarian ruler, Soeharto, and his New Order regime. Hope centered on establishing the rule of law, securing civilian control over the military, and ending corruption.

9780881330847 Malinowski: Argonauts of the Western Pacific: An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea

Argonauts of the Western Pacific: An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea by Bronislaw Malinowski xxxii, 527 pages, many illustrations. 1922, reprint. This volume can be considered the founding document of economic anthropology, and remains the best one to read. It emphasizes the great significance of primitive economics by singling out the notable exchange system of the Trobriand Islands for special consideration.

Henry: The Arjuna Wiwaaha. An Old Javanese Poem (Kakawin) composed by Mpu Kanwa. Hardback

Arjuna Wiwaaha. An Old Javanese Poem (Kakawin) composed by Mpu Kanwa. Hardback Henry 161 pages, with notes, 2 appendices, bibliography. Kavi text in transliteration and English translation on parallel pages Probably written in 1035

3926779586 Katalog: Batik: Batiken von Fürstenhöfen und Sultanspalästen aus Java und Sumatra. Katalog zur Ausstellung im Rautenstrauch- Joest-Museum für Völkerkunde, Köln 2000. Kartoniert

Batik: Batiken von Fürstenhöfen und Sultanspalästen aus Java und Sumatra. Sammlung Rudolf G. Smend Javanese and Sumatran Batiks. Katalog zur Ausstellung im Museum für Völkerkunde, Köln, 2000. 30 cm Beiträge von Donald J. Harper, Brigitte Khan Majlis, Harmen C. Veldhuisen u. a. 109 Seiten, mit zahlreiche Farbabbildungen. 2000. Text in German and in English language

978041509199215 Atmosumarto: Colloquial Indonesian: A Complete Language Course. Book

Colloquial Indonesian: A Complete Language Course. Book Sutanto Atmosumarto 336 pages. 1994. The course offers you a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Indonesian. No prior knowledge of the language is required. Interactive. Lots of dialogues and exercises for regular practice. Clear, concise grammar notes. Practical, useful vocabulary and pronunciation guide. Complete, including answer key and special reference section

9780415429283 st Atmosumarto: Colloquial Indonesian. Paperback and 2 Audio CDs

Colloquial Indonesian: Pack with paperback and 2 Audio CDs by Sutanto Atmosumarto 2007. The course offers you a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Indonesian. No prior knowledge of the language is required. Lots of dialogues and exercises for regular practice. Clear, concise grammar notes. Complete, including answer key and special reference section

9780415301619 Atmosumarto: Colloquial Indonesian: The Complete Course For Beginners. Spoken Word Compact Disc

Colloquial Indonesian: The Complete Course For Beginners. Spoken Word Compact Disc by Sutanto Atmosumarto 2003. Specially written by experienced teachers for self-study or class use, the course offers you a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Indonesian. No prior knowledge of the language is required

9780415110129 Othman & Atmosumarto: Colloquial Malay: A Complete Language Course. Book

Colloquial Malay: A Complete Language Course. Book by Zaharah Othman, Sutanto Atmosumarto 306 pages. 1995. The course offers you a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Malay. No prior knowledge of the language is required.

9780415306294 Othman, Atmosumarto: Colloquial Malay: A Complete Language Course. Book, 2 CD's and 2 audio cassettes

Colloquial Malay: A Complete Language Course. Book, 2 CD's and 2 audio cassettes by Zaharah Othman, Sutanto Atmosumarto 2004. The course offers you a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Malay. No prior knowledge of the language is required.

9780802083036 Schrauwers: Colonial "Reformation" in the Highlands of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, 1892-1995. Paperback

Colonial "Reformation" in the Highlands of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, 1892-1995. Paperback by Albert Schrauwers xiv, 279 pages

978804837330 Kramer, Koen, Davidsen: Concise Indonesian Dictionary English-Indonesian / Indonesian-English. Paperback

Concise Indonesian Dictionary English-Indonesian / Indonesian-English. Paperback by Kramer, A. L. N., Sr. / Koen, Willie / Davidsen, Katherine xxiv, 667 pages, over 20.000 entries. Completely revised and updated. 2007

9780822337492 West: Conservation Is Our Government Now: The Politics of Ecology in Papua New Guinea. Paperback

Conservation Is Our Government Now: The Politics of Ecology in Papua New Guinea. Paperback. By Paige West. xxx, 320 pages. 2006

Smith, Hazen: Cut and Make Indonesian Masks. Paperback

Cut and Make Indonesian Masks. Paperback by A.G. Smith and Josie Hazen 1994. 6 masks with religious, folk and theatrical origins: Wayang Golek, Wayang Topeng, and Ragil Kunig masks of Java, three more

9780521477147 / Brown: Di Serambi. On the Verandah. A Bilingual Anthology of Modern Indonesian Poetry. Paperback

Di Serambi. On the Verandah. A Bilingual Anthology of Modern Indonesian Poetry. Paperback. 15x23cm Edited by Iem Brown and Joan Davis 160 pages, 12 half-tones, 1 map. 1996. The work of twelve contemporary Indonesian poets. Over forty poems are presented in both Indonesian and English

9004 Eade: Early Javanese Inscriptions. A New Dating Method. Cloth

Early Javanese Inscriptions. A New Dating Method. Cloth by J.C. Eade and Lars Gislén 232 pages, 7 appendices, index of topics. 2000. Early Javanese Inscriptions. A New Dating Method. An exploration of Indonesian epigraphical writing. It examines the early Javanese inscriptions, taking account of the detailed astronomical information so routinely presented in the texts. It uses a computer program developed for the purpose of addressing complex dating problems

9780824828905 / Owen, Chandler, Roff: The Emergence of Modern Southeast Asia: A New History. Paperback

Emergence of Modern Southeast Asia: A New History. Paperback edited by Norman G. Owen, David Chandler, and William R. Roff 576 pages, 75 illustrations, 6 maps. 2005

9780521004657 /s Harper: The End of Empire and the Making of Malaya. New edition. Paperback

End of Empire and the Making of Malaya. New edition. Paperback Tim Harper 436 pages, bibliography, index. 2001. A general social and political history of Malaya focussing on the years 1945 to 1957, and including the last years of British rule and the achievement of independence. The author examines the impact of the Second World War, the origins and course of the Communist Emergency and the response to nationalism and social change.

9780801407284 Echols: English-Indonesian Dictionary. Cloth

English-Indonesian Dictionary. Cloth by John M. Echols and Hassan Shadily 660 pages. 1975. Reduced price, not € 75.= but only

Phalgunadi: Evolution of Hindu Culture in Bali. (From the Earliest Period to the Present Time). Cloth

Evolution of Hindu Culture in Bali (From the Earliest Period to the Present Time). Cloth. ca. 22x29 cm by I. Gusti Putu Phalgunadi xx, 194 pages, and with 3 maps, bibliography, chronological index, index, 75 colour (most and black-white photographs 1991

9780691026527 Siegel: Fetish, Recognition, Revolution (Indonesia)

Fetish, Recognition, Revolution. Paperback James T. Siegel x, 276 pages. 1997. James Siegel traces the beginnings of the Indonesian revolution, which occurred from 1945 through 1949 and which ended Dutch colonial rule, to the last part of the nineteenth century. At that time, the people of the Dutch East Indies began to translate literature from most places in the world

978082482303024 Aragon: Fields of the Lord. Animism, Christian Minorities, and State Development in Indonesia. Paperback

Fields of the Lord. Animism, Christian Minorities, and State Development in Indonesia. Paperback by Lorraine V. Aragon xii, 383 pages, illustrated. 2000

9780691120652 / Tsing ( Lowenhaupt Tsing ): Friction: An Ethnography of Global Connection. Paperback

Friction: An Ethnography of Global Connection. Paperback Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing 376 pages, 3 halftones, 2 line illustrations. 2004

9780226780115 Sumarsam: Gamelan. Cultural Interaction and Musical Development in Central Java. Paperback

Gamelan. Cultural Interaction and Musical Development in Central Java. Paperback by Sumarsam 350 pages, 12 halftones, 24 line drawings, 51 tables, glossary, references, index. 1995. Gamelan is the first study of the music of Java and the development of the gamelan to take into account extensive historical sources and contemporary cultural theory and criticism. An ensemble dominated by bronze percussion instruments that dates back to the twelfth century in Java.

9780841912328 Favier: Gold and Spices: The Rise of Commerce in the Middle Ages. Hardcover

Gold and Spices: The Rise of Commerce in the Middle Ages. Hardcover by Jean Favier 390 pages, with a bibliography, index and 7 maps. 1997. Favier introduces and analyses the political, social, moral and economic milieus of the late Middle Ages that engendered Europe's transformation from feudalism to capitalism. His central theme is the evolution of the medieval businessman '

9780801472770 Smith: Hard Times in the Lands of Plenty: Oil Politics in Iran and Indonesia. Paperback

Hard Times in the Lands of Plenty: Oil Politics in Iran and Indonesia. Paperback by Benjamin Smith x, 243 pages

9780500237342 Lee: History of Far Eastern Art. Fifth edition. Cloth

History of Far Eastern Art. Fifth edition. 22x30 cm. Cloth by Sherman E. Lee, edited by Naomi N. Richard 576 pages, 66 colour and 735 bw-illustrations, maps, bibliography, index. 1994. This is an account of the visual arts of Asia, from the Indus River to Japan and Java, between the fifth millennium BC and AD 1850. Each chapter begins with a concise historical introduction and the discussions are structured chronologically, examining many archaeological discoveries.

9780804744805 /1b/ Ricklefs: A History of Modern Indonesia Since C. 1200. Paperback

History of Modern Indonesia Since C. 1200. Paperback M. C. Ricklefs xviii, 494 pages. Historical photos. 2002. The third edition has been revised, offering 4 new chapters on western Indonesia 1640-1800, the Soeharto regime at its height in 1976-88, the decline and collapse of that regime during 1989-98, and the post-Soeharto period.

9780521542623 / Vickers: A History of Modern Indonesia. Paperback

History of Modern Indonesia. Paperback by Adrian Vickers xiv, 291 pages, 20 half-tones, 7 maps. 2005. The third edition has been revised in light of new research, offering four new chapters on western Indonesia 1640-1800, the Soeharto regime at its height in 1976-88, the decline and collapse of that regime during 1989-98, and the post-Soeharto period.

9789798926259 Miksic: Icons of Art: The Collections of the National Museum of Indonesia. Hardcover

Icons of Art: The Collections of the National Museum of Indonesia. Hardcover by John N. Miksic 308 pages, many colour illustrations. 2007. The Indonesian National Museum is one of the oldest museums in Asia, and for anyone interested in the cultural and national heritage of Indonesia it is the one place not to be missed. For those unable to visit Indonesia, Icons of Art brings this heritage to you in an exquisite and detailed volume. Its collections span an immense range in time and space, covering millions of years of natural and human history and thousands of islands scattered between the Indian and Pacific oceans.

9780834803497 McGlynn & Kumar: Illuminations. The Writing Traditions of Indonesia. Featuring Manuscripts from The National Library of Indonesia. Cloth

Illuminations. The Writing Traditions of Indonesia. Cloth. Ca. 25x33 cm by Ann Kumar and John McGlynn 320 pages, over 380 color-reproductions. 1996. This text features manuscripts from the collection of the National Library of Indonesia and other major world collections. It discusses in detail not only the physical materials of Indonesian manuscripts but the literary forms that the manuscripts recorded and preserved

9780691000510 /1a/ Tsing ( Lowenhaupt Tsing ): In the Realm of the Diamond Queen: Marginality in an Out-of-the-Way Place. Paperback

In the Realm of the Diamond Queen: Marginality in an Out-of-the-Way Place by Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing 366 pages. 1994. This ethnographic study details the author's encounters with the Meratus Dayak people of Indonesia, a creative and unconventional group who voice their opinions on international development, Javanese soldiers, feminism, Western intellectualism and right-to-life issues.

9780415205528 Sukma: Indonesia and China: The Politics of a Troubled Relationship. Hardback

Indonesia and China. The Politics of a Troubled Relationship. Hardback Rizal Sukma 296 pages, bibliography, index. 1999. Indonesia broke off relations with China in 1967 and resumed them only in 1990. Rizal Sukma argues that the matter of Indonesia restoring diplomatic ties with China is best understood in terms of the efforts made by the military-based New Order government to sustain its political legitimacy. The analysis in this book proves that an absence as well as a presence of diplomatic relations may advance not only the external but the domestic interests of an incumbent government.

9782831522234 Berlitz: Indonesia Berlitz Pocket Guide. Paperback

Indonesia Berlitz Pocket Guide. Paperback 250 pages, with maps, colour photos. 1994. This long-established series of pocket travel guides has been revised and updated. An A-Z section provides access to key information, and expanded contents include sightseeing, accommodation, restaurants and shopping. The cover flaps carry maps and feature help with essential points of language.

9780824831837 Collins: Indonesia Betrayed: How Development Fails. Paperback

Indonesia Betrayed: How Development Fails. Paperback by Elizabeth Fuller Collins xv, 265 pages. 2007

9789812340696 Insight: Indonesia Insight Guide. 3rd Revised edition

Indonesia Insight Guide. 3rd Revised edition 424 pages, with maps, photos. 2001. A guidebook to Indonesia. It presents the highlights region by region, together with features on history, people and culture, illustrated with colour photos and maps. It also includes a Travel Tips section, listing hotels, restaurants, pubs, bars and cafes, entertainment, nightlife, transport and essential contact addresses.

9780237528539 Burton: Indonesia. Hardback

Indonesia. Hardback T. Burton 64 pages, with colour illustrations, colour maps. 2005. It provides the information on using maps, diagrams, charts and specially commissioned photos to support up-to-the minute text. Meticulously researched it offers a fascinating insight into the life of the country, providing support for GCSE Geography studies as well as providing information about the countries of the world.

9780431181240 Guile: Indonesia. Paperback

Indonesia. Paperback Melanie Guile 32 pages, with colour illustrations. 2004

9780300105186 / Taylor: Indonesia: Peoples And Histories. Paperback

Indonesia: Peoples And Histories. Paperback by Jean Gelman Taylor xxi, 420 pages. 2004

Phalgunadi: Indonesian Brahmandapurana. Cloth

Indonesian Brahmandapurana. Cloth. ca. 22 x 29 cm Translated from the Original Classical Kawi Text (with English translation) by Prof. Dr. I. Gusti Putu Phalgunadi xviii, 349 pages, with 7 colour plates, a chart of Balinese Letters, note on the pronounciation of the Kawi language, bibliography. 2000

981008420x Goodfellow: Indonesian Business Culture. An Insider's Guide. Paperback

Indonesian Business Culture. An Insider's Guide. Paperback Rob Goodfellow 223 pages, illustrated, index. 1998

Phalgunadi: Indonesian Mahabharata: Adiparva: The First Book. Cloth

Indonesian Mahabharata. Adiparva: The First Book. Cloth. Ca. 4o Translated from the Original Classical Kawi Text (with English Translation) by Dr. I. Gusti Putu Phalgunadi 306 pages, with an introduction first published: 1990

Phalgunadi: Indonesian Mahabharata: Asramavasaparva, Mosalaparva, Prasthanikaparva, Svargarohanaparva-I. Cloth

Indonesian Mahabharata: Asramavasaparva, Mosalaparva, Prasthanikaparva, Svargarohanaparva-I. Cloth. Ca. 21.5x28cm Gusti Putu Phalgunadi. Translated from the Original Classical Kawi Text.Kawi Text and English Translation vi, 161 pages 1997

Phalgunadi: Indonesian Mahabharata: Bhismaparva. Cloth.

Indonesian Mahabharata: Bhismaparva. Cloth. Ca. 21.5x28cm Translated from the Original Classical Kawi Text (with English Translation) by Dr. I. Gusti Putu Phalgunadi 283 pages, with an introduction. 1995

Phalgunadi: Indonesian Mahabharata: Udyogaparva. Cloth

Indonesian Mahabharata: Udyogaparva. Cloth. Ca. 21.5x28cm Translated from the Original Classical Kawi Text (with English Translation) by Dr. I. Gusti Putu Phalgunadi vi, 345 pages, with an introduction. 1994

Phalgunadi: Indonesian Mahabharata: Virataparva. The Fourth Book. Cloth

Indonesian Mahabharata: Virataparva. The Fourth Book. Cloth. Ca. 21.5x28cm Translated from the Original Classical Kawi Text (with English Translation) by Dr. I. Gusti Putu Phalgunadi 197 pages, with an introduction first published: 1992

Phalgunadi: Indonesian Ramayana: The Uttarakanda. Translated from the Original Classical Kawi Text. Cloth

Indonesian Ramayana: The Uttarakanda. Cloth Translated from the Original Classical Kawi Text (with English Translation) by Dr. I. Gusti Putu Phalgunadi xviii, 240 pages, with an introduction, 12 colour illustrations, chart of Balinese letters, note on pronounciation. 1999

9780415 9780700717248 Chou: Indonesian Sea Nomads. Money, magic, and fear of the Orang Suku Laut. Hardback

Indonesian Sea Nomads. Money, magic, and fear of the Orang Suku Laut. Hardback by Cynthia Chou 176 pages, 9 illustrations. 2003. Major publication on the maritime nomads of Indonesia, focusing on the symbolism of money and the powerful influence it has on social relationships within the Riau archipelago. The Orang Suku Laut consider themselves indigenous Malays. Yet their interaction with others who call themselves Malays is characterised on both sides by fear of harmful magic and witchcraft.

9780226285115 /m/ Geertz: Islam Observed. Religious Development in Morocco and Indonesia. Paperback

Islam Observed. Religious Development in Morocco and Indonesia. Paperback by Clifford Geertz. 144 pages. 1971

9780521531894 / Bowen: Islam, Law, and Equality in Indonesia. An Anthropology of Public Reasoning. Paperback.

Islam, Law, and Equality in Indonesia. An Anthropology of Public Reasoning. Paperback John R. Bowen 306 pages, with6 tables, 1 map, 6 genealogical tables. 2003. In this new study he explores this struggle, through archival and ethnographic research in villages and courtrooms of the Aceh Province, Sumatra, and through interviews with national religious and legal figures

9780674025080 Feener, Cammack: Islamic Law in Modern Indonesia: Ideas and Institutions. Hardcover

Islamic Law in Modern Indonesia: Ideas and Institutions. Hardcover edited by R. Michael Feener and Mark E. Cammack 325 pages. November 2007

9780415243605 Key Concepts: Ashcroft: Post-colonial Studies: The Key Concepts. Paperback

Key Concepts: Post-colonial Studies: The Key Concepts. Paperback Bill Ashcroft, Gareth Griffiths, Helen Tiffin xi, 275 pages. 2005. An essential guide to understanding the issues which characterize post-colonialism. A comprehensive glossary has extensive cross-referencing, a bibliography of essential writings and an easy-to-use A-Z format

9780521624954 /s Kuipers: Language, Identity, and Marginality in Indonesia: The Changing Nature of Ritual Speech on the Island of Sumba

Language, Identity, and Marginality in Indonesia: The Changing Nature of Ritual Speech on the Island of Sumba. Paperback Joel C. Kuipers 183 pages, 18 plates, 10 figures, 3 tables. 1998. Indonesia’s policy since independence has been to foster the national language. Among the Weyewa, on the island of Sumba, this shift has displaced a once vibrant tradition of ritual poetic speech, which until recently was an important source of authority, tradition, and identity.

9780521009263 / Benton: Law and Colonial Cultures: Legal Regimes in World History, 1400–1900. Paperback

Law and Colonial Cultures: Legal Regimes in World History, 1400–1900. Paperback by Lauren Benton 300 pages. 2002. Focusing on colonial legal politics and the interrelation of local and indigenous cultural contests and institutional change, the book uses case studies to trace a shift in plural legal orders - from the multicentric law of early empires to the state-centered law of the colonial and postcolonial world.

9780822324416 Spyer: The Memory of Trade Modernity's Entanglements on an Eastern Indonesian Island. Paperback

Memory of Trade. Modernity's Entanglements on an Eastern Indonesian Island. by Patricia Spyer 384 pages, 15 photographs, 3 maps. 2000. An ethnographic study of the people of Aru, an archipelago in eastern Indonesia. Central to Spyer’s study is the fraught identification of Aruese people with two imaginary elsewheres, the ‘Aru’ and the ‘Malay’.

3927270091 Stein: Mensch und Elefant. Gebunden

Mensch und Elefant. Gebunden Dr. Wolfgang Stein 152 Seiten, sehr viele sw- und Farbabbildungen. 1994

0893815209 Lindsay: Mentawai Shaman: Keeper of the Rainforest. (Indonesia) Cloth

Mentawai Shaman: Keeper of the Rainforest. (Indonesia) Cloth. Ca. 24x31cm. Photographs and Journals by Charles Lindsay, Historical essay by Reimar Schefold 120 pages, 80 colour photographs and reproductions of old illustrations. 1992. Lindsay tells of an archaic tribe the Mentawaians or "original people" who live in the rain forest of Siberut, an isolated, ecologically unique jungle island in Indonesia.

8881183919 Barbier: Messages in Stone. Statues and Sculptures from Tribal Indonesia in the Collections of the Barbier-Mueller Museum. Cloth

Messages in Stone. Statues and Sculptures from Tribal Indonesia in the Collections of the Barbier-Mueller Museum. Cloth. ca. 24x30 cm Jean Paul Barbier, editor 208 pages, with bibliography and index and with numerous illustrations, map. 1998

0833032194 Rabasa: The Military and Democracy in Indonesia. Challenges, Politics and Power. Paperback

Military and Democracy in Indonesia. Challenges, Politics and Power. Paperback by Angel Rabasa ,  John Haseman 170 pages. 2003. This work examines the role of the Indonesian military in politics and society since the fall of President Suharto in 1998. The authors present several strategic scenarios for Indonesia, which have important implications for US-Indonesian relations, and propose goals for military reform

9780415297523 King, Wilder: The Modern Anthropology of South East Asia: An Introduction

Modern Anthropology of South East Asia: An Introduction Victor T. King, William D. Wilder 448 pages, 51 illustrations, maps, bibliography. 2002. It provides an overview of the major theoretical issues and themes which have emerged from the engagement of anthropologists with South-East Asian communities; a succinct historical survey and analysis of the peoples and cultures of the region.

9780691028705 Bowen: Muslims Through Discourse: Religion and Ritual in Gayo Society. Paperback

Muslims Through Discourse: Religion and Ritual in Gayo Society. Paperback by John Richard Bowen ix, 358 pages. 1993

9780340696767 Milton: Nathaniel's Nutmeg. Or the True and Incredible Adventures of the Spice Trader Who Changed the Course of History. Paperback

Nathaniel's Nutmeg. Or the True and Incredible Adventures of the Spice Trader Who Changed the Course of History. Paperback Giles Milton 388 pages, maps, illustrations. 2005. In 1616, Nathaniel Courthope arrived on a remote East Indies island on a secret mission, to persuade the islanders to grant a monopoly to England over their nutmeg, a fabulously valuable spice in Europe. Despite being overwhelmed by Dutch forces, his heroism led to the founding of a great city.

9780521524414 /s Bertrand: Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict in Indonesia. Paperback

Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict in Indonesia. Paperback Jacques Bertrand 304 pages. 2004. Since 1998, which marked the end of the thirty-three-year New Order regime under President Suharto, there has been a dramatic increase in ethnic conflict and violence in Indonesia. In his innovative and persuasive account, he argues that conflicts in Maluku, Kalimantan, Aceh, Papua, and East Timur were a result of the New Order’s narrow and constraining reinterpretation of Indonesia’s ‘national model’.

9780691027272 Lansing: Perfect Order: Recognizing Complexity in Bali. Cloth

Perfect Order: Recognizing Complexity in Bali. Cloth J. Stephen Lansing 240 pages. 9 halftones. 21 line illustrations. 14 tables. 2006. Along rivers in Bali, small groups of farmers meet regularly in water temples to manage their irrigation systems. They have done so for a thousand years. Winner of the 2007 Julian Steward Book Award, Anthropology and Environment Section of the American Anthropological Association Click here for more product information

9781577661016 Rappaport: Pigs for the Ancestors. Ritual in the Ecology of a New Guinea People. Second edition. Paperback

Pigs for the Ancestors. Ritual in the Ecology of a New Guinea People. Second edition. Paperback by Roy A. Rappaport 501 pages with text, appendix, index, bibliography, 16 pages with illustrations. 2000. It is a classic case study of human ecology in a tribal society, the role of culture in local and regional resource management, negative feedback, and the application of systems theory to an anthropological population.

9780896802407 Weintraub: Power Plays: Wayang Golek Puppet Theater of West Java. Paperback

Power Plays: Wayang Golek Puppet Theater of West Java. Paperback. by Andrew N. Weintraub xvii, 295 pages. 2004

9780691130668 Lansing: Priests and Programmers: Technologies of Power in the Engineered Landscape of Bali. Paperback

Priests and Programmers: Technologies of Power in the Engineered Landscape of Bali. Paperback J. Stephen Lansing. New foreword by William C. Clark. New preface by the author 216 pages. 2007. For the Balinese, the whole of nature is a perpetual resource: through centuries of carefully directed labor, the engineered landscape of the island's rice terraces has taken shape. According to Stephen Lansing, the need for effective cooperation in water management links thousands of farmers together in hierarchies of productive relationships that span entire watersheds.

0891480846 Mrazek: Puppet Theater in Contemporary Indonesia: New Approaches to Performance Events. Paperback

Puppet Theater in Contemporary Indonesia: New Approaches to Performance Events. Paperback. edited by Jan Mrazek vii, 376 pages. 2002

Takakusu: A Record of the Buddhist Religion as Practised in India and the Malay Archipelago (AD 671 - 695) Cloth

Record of the Buddhist Religion as Practised in India and the Malay Archipelago (AD671 - 695) Cloth By I-Tsing, translated by J.Takakusu lxiv, 240 pages, fold-out map. 1896, 1998

Legge: The Sacred Books of China. Texts of Confucianism. Texts of Taoism. In 6 volumes: SBE 3, 16, 27, 28, 39, 40. Hardback

Sacred Books of China. Texts of Confucianism. Texts of Taoism. In 6 volumes: SBE 3, 16, 27, 28, 39, 40. Hardback translated by James Legge Texts of Confucianism. Shu King. The Religious Portion of the Shih King. The Hsao King. xxx, 492 pages Texts of Confucianism. Yi King. With 7 Appendices, xx, 448 pages Texts of Confucianism. Li Ki. Part 1. i-x. xiv + 483 pages Texts of Confucianism. Li Ki. Part 2. xi-xlvi. 496 pages. Index Texts of Taoism. Tao Teh King. The Writings of Kwang-Tze. Books I-XVII. xxii, 396 pages Texts of Taoism. Writings of Kwang-Tze. Books xviii-xxxiii. The Thai-Shang Tractate of Actions and Their Retributions. Appendices. Books i-viii. viii, 340 pages

9781577660590 Wheatley: The Sacred Monkeys of Bali. Paperback

Sacred Monkeys of Bali. Paperback Bruce P. Wheatley 189 pages. 1999. The Sacred Monkeys of Bali is a unique, wellresearched book about the longtailed macaques of Bali and how the Balinese integrate these sacred monkeys into their worldview.

Gonda: Sanskrit in Indonesia. Hardcover

Sanskrit in Indonesia. Hardcover by Jan Gonda, Professor of Sanskrit, State University Utrecht (Netherlands) 724 pages. second edition 1973, reprint 1998

9781568362496 Corn: The Scents of Eden. A Narrative of the Spice Trade. Paperback

Scents of Eden. A Narrative of the Spice Trade. Paperback Charles Corn 337 pages. 1999. Based on archival material, this book presents the history of the military, diplomatic and economic power struggle for control of the world's most lucrative food stuffs, and domination of the Indian Ocean

9780521634489 / Errington: Shifting Languages. Interaction and Identity in Javanese Indonesia

Shifting Languages. Interaction and Identity in Javanese Indonesia by J. Joseph Errington. And Irvine, Judith T. / Schieffelin, Bambi B. 238 pages 2 tables 5 figures 2 maps. 1998. A fascinating account of the role of language in radical social transformation in Javanese-Indonesian community

9781865088389 /1a/oo Brown: A Short History of Indonesia. The Unlikely Nation? Paperback

Short History of Indonesia. The Unlikely Nation? Paperback Colin Brown. 270 pages. 2003. It addresses the legacy of European-Asian trade, Dutch colonialism, and the emergence of what has become the largest Muslim population in the world.

9780896802698 Hollander: Silenced Voices: Uncovering a Family's Colonial History in Indonesia. Paperback

Silenced Voices: Uncovering a Family's Colonial History in Indonesia. Paperback by Inez Hollander xxvi, 278 pages. 2009

9780195095586 pod / Schiller: Small Sacrifices: Religious Change and Cultural Identity Among the Ngaju of Indonesia

Small Sacrifices: Religious Change and Cultural Identity Among the Ngaju of Indonesia by Anne Schiller xii, 178 pages. 1997. This ethnographic study shows how the Ngaju Dyaks, rain forest dwellers of Central Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo) are responding to modernity. It depicts how they are attempting to fashion a modern identity for themselves, especially by remodelling their indigenous religion.

9780299232146 Taylor: The Social World of Batavia: Europeans and Eurasians in Colonial Indonesia. Paperback

Social World of Batavia: Europeans and Eurasians in Colonial Indonesia. Paperback by Jean Gelman Taylor xxx, 279 pages. 2009

9780521429313 /s Knauft. South Coast New Guinea Cultures. History, Comparison, Dialectic. Paperback

South Coast New Guinea Cultures. History, Comparison, Dialectic. Paperback Bruce M. Knauft 298 pages, 8 tables, 6 line diagrams, map, index. 1993. The communities of south coast New Guinea were the subject of classic ethnographies, and fresh studies in recent decades have put these rich and complex cultures at the centre of anthropological debates

9780415391177 Bellwood, Glover: Southeast Asia: From Prehistory to History

Southeast Asia: From Prehistory to History Editors: Peter Bellwood, Ian Glover 384 pages, 40 line drawings, 111 photos, 32 maps, 1 plate section, 3 tables. 2006. This book traces the cultural history of Southeast Asia from prehistoric times through to the major Hindu and Buddhist civilizations, to around AD 1300.

9780781801867 Liaw Yock Fang: Speak Standard Indonesian. A Beginner's Guide. Paperback

Speak Standard Indonesian. A Beginner's Guide. Paperback by Liaw Yock Fang 300 pages, with 213 exercises. 1993

9780824821173 / Rubinstein, Connor: Staying Local in the Global Village. Bali in the Twentieth Century. Cloth

Staying Local in the Global Village. Bali in the Twentieth Century. Cloth. Raechelle Rubinstein and Linda H. Connor 353 pages, with 5 maps, 4 tables, 39 figures, glossary, references, index. 1999

9780521804967 / Lieberman: Strange Parallels: Southeast Asia in Global Context, c. 800–1830. Volume 1: Integration on the Mainland. Paperback

Strange Parallels: Southeast Asia in Global Context, c. 800–1830. Volume 1: Integration on the Mainland. Paperback Victor Lieberman 508 pages, 8 line diagrams, 7 maps. 2003. This ambitious work has two novel goals: to overcome the extreme fragmentation of early Southeast Asian historiography, and to connect Southeast Asian to world history.

9780415262606 Metcalf: They Lie, We Lie. Getting on with Anthropology. Paperback ( Borneo )

They Lie, We Lie. Getting on with Anthropology. Paperback ( Borneo ) Peter Metcalf 168 pages, 13 photos. 2001. In the spirit of the award-winning Getting to Know Waiwai, They Lie, We Lie is a thoughtful and entertaining warts-and-all account of ethnographic fieldwork. Metcalf transforms his book into an engaging and readable book by focusing on his relationship with a particular difficult, aristocratic and influential Lelak woman - Kasi.

0824818393 Hollan, Wellenkamp: The Thread of Life: Toraja Reflections on the Life Cycle (Sulawesi). Paperback

Thread of Life: Toraja Reflections on the Life Cycle (Sulawesi). Paperback Douglas W. Hollan and Jane C. Wellenkamp 239 pages, with many illustrations, map, appendices, glossary, notes, references and index. 1996

003011919718 Weiner: The Trobrianders of Papua New Guinea. Paperback

Trobrianders of Papua New Guinea. Paperback by Annette B. Weiner xx, 184 pages, with 38 photo's, 4 maps.1988

9780521624732 /s Beatty: Varieties of Javanese Religion. An Anthropological Account. Paperback

Varieties of Javanese Religion. An Anthropological Account. Paperback by Andrew Beatty 272 pages, glossary, map of East Java, index. 1999, reprint 2005

9780824829247 Reichle: Violence and Serenity: Late Buddhist Sculpture from Indonesia. Hardcover

Violence and Serenity: Late Buddhist Sculpture from Indonesia. Hardcover by Natasha Reichle xii, 289 pages. Illustrated. 2007

9780674026148 / Blusse: Visible Cities: Canton, Nagasaki, and Batavia and the Coming of the Americans. Hardcover

Visible Cities: Canton, Nagasaki, and Batavia and the Coming of the Americans. Hardcover by Leonard Blusse xi, 133 pages. 2008

9780824825546 Herbert, Rahardjo: Voices of the Puppet Masters: The Wayang Golek Theater of Indonesia. Hardcover

Voices of the Puppet Masters: The Wayang Golek Theater of Indonesia. Hardcover by Mimi Herbert and Nur S. Rahardjo 251 pages. 2002

9780415 9780700717446 Hew Cheng Sim: Women Workers, Migration and Family in Sarawak. Hardback

Women Workers, Migration and Family in Sarawak. Hardback by Cheng Sim Hew 192 pages, 18 illustrations. 2002. Based on research among the women of the Bidayuh people in Sarawak, all of them first generation migrant wage workers, this book explores the changes in women's lifestyles from traditional rural lifestyles to modern urban ones.. Click here for more product information

9780824827793 Kinney, Klokke, Kieven: Worshiping Siva and Buddha: The Temple Art of East Java. Hardcover

Worshiping Siva and Buddha: The Temple Art of East Java. Hardcover Ann R. Kinney, Marijke J. Klokke, Lydia Kieven, Rio Helmi (Photo's) 303 pages, heavily illustrated in b&w and color plates, ground plans and sections of the temples. 2003. This volume presents a survey of the temples and sculpture of East Java (Indonesia), created between the 10th and 15th centuries. It contains a chronological survey, divided into the three main kingdoms of the Kadiri, Singasari, and Majapahit.

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