History of the Indian Archipelago - Containing an Account of Manners, Art, Languages, Religions,

Klappentext Published in 1820, this acclaimed three-volume work offers insight into the peoples and cultures of the Indonesian islands, principally Java. Zusammenfassung Published in 1820, this acclaimed three-volume work by the administrator and ethnologist John Crawfurd (1783–1868) offers insight into the peoples and cultures of the Indonesian islands, principally Java. Volume 1 examines the character and manners of the islanders as well as their arts, sciences, medicine, and agricultural techniques. Inhaltsverzeichnis Advertisement; Introduction; Part I. Character: 1. Physical form of the inhabitants of the archipelago; 2. Manners and characters of the Indian islanders; 3. Domestic ceremonies and familiar usages; 4. Games and amusements of the Indian islanders; 5. Manners of foreign settlers; Part II. Arts: 1. Useful arts; 2. Dress; 3. Art of war; Part III. Progress in Science and the Higher Arts: 1. Arithmetic; 2. Calendar; 3. Navigation and geography; 4. Medicine, music; Part IV. Agriculture: 1. General remarks on the husbandry of the Indian islands; 2. Husbandry of the materials of food; 3. Husbandry of articles of native luxury; 4. Husbandry of the materials of native manufactures and arts; 5. Husbandry of articles chiefly for foreign exportation.

Product details

• Authors: John Crawfurd
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.03.2013
• EAN: 9781108056144
• ISBN: 978-1-108-05614-4
• No. of pages: 558
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries