Island of Java
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 fortificati…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-4629-0215-6
- EAN: 9781462902156
- Produktnummer: 21857754
- Verlag: Tuttle Publishing
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
- Seitenangabe: 428 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 1'710 KB
Über den Autor
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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