Java, Sumatra, And The Other Islands Of The Dutch East Indies

Language: English

Published by Alpha Editions, 2020

9354210309 / 9789354210303

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - A vivid map of vanished worlds: A. Cabaton's travel writing collection records journeys across Java, Sumatra and the scattered islands of the Dutch East Indies. Small moments reveal larger truths. Combining brisk observational prose with ethnographic curiosity, Cabaton captures landscape, commerce, ritual and daily life without romanticising or flattening local complexity. Read as classic travel literature, the book offers arresting scenes of Sumatra and Java cultures alongside clear-eyed notes on colonial infrastructure, trade routes and modes of encounter - a form that sits squarely in colonial era nonfiction yet refuses the easy generalisation common in period travelogues. Cabaton's voice is alert but unsentimental, offering measured sympathy rather than easy judgement; his observations are terse enough to read as a book of moments and wide-ranging enough to place local practice in the wider currents of administration and exchange. Written in the period of early 20th century Asia, its pages make a lively companion for armchair travel readers while serving as an academic research resource for scholars of southeast asia history, dutch east indies exploration and the indonesia colonial period.Historically, the volume stands as a lucid witness to early 20th century Asia - a primary perspective on colonial encounters Asia and local resilience during a formative moment in Indonesian history. Its observations are valuable not only to narrative readers but to researchers tracing administrative practice, missionary activity and cross-cultural exchange or students exploring period intellectual currents including Herbert Spencer comps. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. As a restored piece of classic travel literature, it belongs on the shelves of anyone interested in dutch east indies exploration, indonesia colonial period studies or the broader currents of southeast asia history; collectors of colonial era nonfiction and fans of informed, readable travel prose will find it indispensable.

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Title
Java, Sumatra, And The Other Islands Of The Dutch East Indies
Author
A. Cabaton
Publisher
Alpha Editions
Publication year
2020
Condition
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Binding
Taschenbuch
Language
English
ISBN 10
9354210309
ISBN 13
9789354210303
Item weight
744 grams
Dimensions
229x152x27 mm

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