Certain Age - Colonial Jakarta Through the Memories of Its Intellectuals

Informationen zum Autor Rudolf Mrázek Klappentext An ethnographic study of Jakarta! derived from the author's interviews with the city's elderly residents. Zusammenfassung An unconventional! evocative work of history and a series of moving reflections on memory! modernity! space! and time! all based on the authors interviews with elderly Indonesian intellectuals. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface: Promenades ix Technical Note xv 1. Bypasss and Flyovers 1 2. The Walls 25 3. The Fences 73 4. The Classroom 125 5. The Window 187 Postscript. Sometimes Voices 235 Notes 253 Bibliography 293 Index 303

Product details

• Authors: Rudolf Mrazek, Rudolf Mrázek
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.04.2010
• EAN: 9780822346975
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-4697-5
• No. of pages: 328
• Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book; John Hope Franklin Center Book; A John Hope Franklin Center Book; John Hope Franklin Center Book
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Südostasien, History - General History, HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia