Indonesia etc. : exploring the improbable nation / Elizabeth Pisani.
Indonesia etc. : exploring the improbable nation / Elizabeth Pisani.
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Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2014]
Alternative title
Indonesia et cetera.
Call Numbers
G 2014/4770
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MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
404 pages : maps ; 25 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Improbable nation -- The ties that bind -- Sticky culture -- Resident aliens -- The emperor is far away -- Happy families -- Spoils of the earth -- Profits on ice -- Historical fictions -- Misfits -- Indigenous arts -- Faith healing -- The other Indonesia.
Publication information
Publisher
New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2014]
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2014]
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"An entertaining and thought-provoking portrait of Indonesia: a rich, dynamic, and often maddening nation awash with contradictions. Jakarta tweets more than any other city on earth, but 80 million Indonesians live without electricity and many of its communities still share in ritual sacrifices. Declaring independence in 1945, Indonesia said it wou...
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Full title
Indonesia etc. : exploring the improbable nation / Elizabeth Pisani.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-395) and index.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2014.
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
G 2014/4770
Record Identifier
74VKKj56AxRb
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKKj56AxRb
Other Identifiers
ISBN
0393088588 (hardcover)
9780393088588 (hardcover)
DDC
915.98
MMS ID
991021979849702626
