Culture, Power, and Authoritarianism in the Indonesian StateCultural Policy across the Twentieth Century to the Reform Era Jones, Tod Culture, Power, and Authoritarianism in the Indonesian State is a critical history of cultural policy in one of the world’s most diverse nations across the tumultuous twentieth century. It charts the influence of momentous political changes on the cultural policies of successive states, including colonial government, Japanese occupation, the killing and repression of the left and their affiliates, and the return of representative government, and examines broader social chang... more |
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Een zwarte vrijstaat in Suriname (deel 2)De Okaanse samenleving in de negentiende en twintigste eeuw Wilhelmina van Wetering en H.U.E. Thoden van Velzen In 2011 verscheen Een zwarte vrijstaat in Suriname; De Okaanse samenleving in de 18e eeuw. Het vertelt de geschiedenis van slaven die in de achttiende eeuw de plantages ontvluchtten om diep in het regenwoud, in het zuidoosten van Suriname, een nieuwe samenleving op te bouwen. Deze Marrons, zoals de ontsnapte slaven werden genoemd, sloten in 1760 een vredesverdrag met de planters. Zij noemden zich Okanisi. Hier, in dit tweede deel van deze historie, wordt verslag gedaan van de gebeur... more |
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Following the figure with the capA new look at the religious function of East Javanese temples 14th to 15th centuries Kieven, Lydia Following male figures wearing a cap (cap-figures) in temple reliefs of the Javanese Majapahit period (ca. 1300-1500) leads to astonishing results on their meaning and function. The cap-figures, representing commoners, servants, warriors, noblemen, and most significantly Prince Panji, the hero from the East Javanese Panji stories, are unique to depictions of non-Indic narratives. The cap-figure constitutes a prominent example of Majapahit’s creativity in new concepts of art, literatu... more |
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Diari stories and Pakpak storytellingA storytelling tradition from the North Sumatran rainforest Brakel-Papenhuyzen, Clara The art of storytelling, which has been popular for centuries in the forested Dairi district of North Sumatra, is usually considered an oral tradition. |
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A few poorly organized menInterreligious violence in Poso, Indonesia McRae, Dave Nine years of violent conflict between Christians and Muslims |
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