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The book focuses on the historical trajectories of Savu, an island in the Nusa Tenggara Timur province, eastern Indonesia. It blends historical and anthropological methods, using …
Questioning Modernity in Indonesia and Malaysia represents a contribution to a broader and ongoing project to examine the concept of modernity in the analysis of Indonesian and …
In the Malay peninsula and northern Sumatra, colonial rule embraced an extravagant array of sultans, rajas, datuks and ulèëbalangs, traditional rulers whose support was important …
A collection of some of the most important studies from diverse locations throughout the Indonesian archipelago, addressing the newly resurgent focus on the violence directed …
A richly illustrated study of wayang, the traditional puppet theater form of Java, based on unprecedented decades-long participatory research. Wayang, the traditional puppet …
What it is like to live in a world where witches are undeniably real, yet too ephemeral and contradictory to be an object of belief? Nils Bubandt argues that cannibal witches for …
Through the worst days of Indonesia's authoritarianism, in the face of the trauma of great violence, through the euphoria of democratic transition and ensuing disillusionment, one …
Separatist feeling in Aceh, Indonesia's westernmost province, has deep historical roots but it is often dismissed as a reaction to a heavy-handed military presence in the area …
The story of leprosy in the Dutch East Indies from the beginning of the 19th century to the middle of the 20th reveals important themes in the colonial enterprise across the …