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These are books about Indonesia in English. Australian readers seem to have no trouble finding them; this is for U.S. residents who have terrible trouble finding anything about Indonesia at their local bookstore.
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Culture Shock: Indonesia Cathie Draine and Barbara Hall Graphic Arts Center Publishing Co, July 1991 |
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Lonely Planet Indonesia Lonely Planet Publications, 1995 edition When you go to Indonesia (and I hope you will) this is the only book you should take with you. Comprehensive, even-handed, and uncannily accurate. |
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Insight Guides: Indonesia Apa Productions, January 1993 Insight Guides: Java Apa Productions, February 1993 The "Insight Guides" are produced out of Singapore. Beautiful photography and interesting background. They don't have detailed information for travellers, but they can be useful for planning your trip in advance. Very enjoyable for just recreational reading, too. |
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Everyday Indonesian : A Basic Introduction to the Indonesian Language & Culture Thomas Oey Passport Books, December 1992 Finding proper books on the Indonesian language is just about impossible if you're in the United States. This little book will give you just enough Indonesian to be able to travel on your own. Useful cultural tips, too. Basic Indonesian is easy and fun to learn! |
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A Nation in Waiting: Indonesia in the 1990s Adam Schwarz Westview Press, September 1994 Required reading! The only book about Indonesian current events worth opening. If you want to know who Megawati, or Gus Dur, or B. J. Habibie, or Tommy Suharto are, this is the book for you. Objective and substantial. |
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A History of Modern Indonesia Since C. 1300 M. C. Ricklefs Stanford University Press, August 1993 The best general history of Indonesia available in English. Fascinating reading; excellent detail on the 1600s and 1700s. Good history of the independence struggle. |
Shadow and Sound: The Historical Thought of a Sumatran People
James T. Siegel
University of Chicago Press, February 1979
James Siegel presents traditional stories from Aceh in context, along with some of his personal experiences and observations on Aceh. This might be the only book available in the USA about this fascinating culture, once an independent kingdom, at the northern tip of Sumatra.
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Solo in the New Order: Language and Hierarchy in an Indonesian City James T. Siegel Princeton University Press, December 1993 |
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On the Subject of 'Java' John Pemberton Cornell University Press, December 1994 |
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The Army and Politics in Indonesia Harold Crouch Cornell University Press, December 1988 |
Javanese Shadow Plays, Javanese Selves
Ward Keeler
Princeton University Press, March 1987
Subversion As Foreign Policy: The Secret Eisenhower and Dulles Debacle in Indonesia
Audrey R. and George McT. Kahin
The New Press, May 1995
The events of 1957-58 and the PRRI rebellion in Indonesia, told with special attention to covert U.S. actions. Also has info about the events of 1965-66.
Here are two art books that I don't own, but sound interesting:
Borobudur
Louis Frederic, Jean-Louis Nou (Photographer)
Abbeville Press, Inc., November 1996
Fabric of Enchantment: Batik from the North Coast of Java
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Harmen C. Veldhuisen, Rens Heringa
Weatherhill, January 1997
And even more interesting-sounding titles:
Modern Indonesia: A History Since 1945
Colin Brown and Robert Cribb
Longman, January 1996
Shadows of Empire: Colonial Discourse and Javanese Tales
Laurie J. Sears
Duke University Press, April 1996
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The Weapons and Fighting Arts of Indonesia Donn F. Draeger Charles E Tuttle Co (Reprint), April 1992 |
Indonesian Politics Under Suharto : Order, Development and Pressure for Change
Michael R.J. Vatikiotis
Routledge, September 1994
