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This is the first and most important book about the Island of Java and is essential reading for anyone interested in Javanese history and culture.
Originally published in 1811, Island of Java was the first popular work in English to describe what for many centuries was the most important island in the vast Indonesian archipelago. Like most works published during this time, Island of Java recounts everything that was known at the time about the island and its inhabitants. Detailed descriptions are given of Java's ecology, history and culture, including methods of tribute and tazation used by the Dutch colonists and the design of the fortifications surrounding Batavia. Also described are such things as the dining habits of the Dutch administrators, the execution of thirteen of the ruler's concubines in Surakarta, and the notorious Upas or "Poison Tree of Java", believed to exude a foul odor which routinely annihilated all living things for miles around.
Island of Java preceded by several years the publication of Major Willam Thorn's The Conquest of Java (1815) and Thomas Stamford Raffles' The History of Java (1817). The book enjoyed a great popularity and quickly passed into a second edition. This reprint is enhanced by a scholarly Introduction by Dr. John Bastin, former Reader at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and a world authority on nineteenth century Java.
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John Joseph Stockdale (1770 –1847), compiler and publisher of The Conquest of Java, was the eldest son of the publisher John Stockdale. Admitted to the Stationer's Company in London in 1802, he began publishing books on military history. This book was compiled in record-breaking time when news reached London of the projected British invasion of Java.
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ISLAND OF JAVA
Editore:
Periplus Editions, 1995
ISBN 10: 9628734237
ISBN 13: 9789628734238
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Da: Paraphernalia Books 'N' Stuff, Belleville, ON, Canada
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Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Later Paperback Printing. Trade paperback reprint of orig.pub. book from 1811, this has an introduction by John Bastin, world authority on 19th Cent. Java and former Reader at the School of Oriental & African Studies, University of London; 406 pages; Very clean, sound copy, slight edgwear; Codice articolo PARA6719
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Island of Java
Editore:
Periplus Editions, Hong Kong, 2004
ISBN 10: 9628734237
ISBN 13: 9789628734238
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Da: Turtle Creek Books and Sheet Music, Mississauga, ON, Canada
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Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good to Good. Very slight edgewear and faint creasing of spine and covers,as well some small discolored spots on the back cover, otherwise a fine clean tight and bright copy. A fascinating look at Java, its indigenous history, involvement with the Dutch and much more. Codice articolo NS7171
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Island of Java (Periplus Classics Series)
Editore:
Periplus Editions/Berkeley Books Pte Ltd, 2004
ISBN 10: 9628734237
ISBN 13: 9789628734238
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Da: Brit Books, Milton Keynes, Regno Unito
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