In the Dutch East Indies, in Batavia in particular, the kapitan Cina institution lasted until the last days of Dutch rule. And whereas in other parts of Southeast Asia, such as the Straits Settlements, the kapitan Cina was an unofficial position, in the Dutch East Indies it was an integral part of the colonial administration
In Reformation of Islamic Thought, the prominent Egyptian scholar Nasr Abu Zayd examines the positive, liberal, and inclusive reaction embedded in the writings of Muslim thinkers. He takes the reader on a critical journey across the Muslim World, where Muslim thinkers from Egypt and Iran to Indonesia seek to divest Islam of traditionalistic and legalistic interpretations.
The debate over European integration is a central issue in the study of contemporary Europe. This book seeks to guide the student through the most important of the integration theories and academic literature on this vital topic. The reader starts with an expansive and wide ranging introductory essay which offers a clear overview and analysis of the shifting terms of the debate on European inte…
In 1951 Otto Christian Dahl demonstrated the close affinity of Malagasy to the Ma'anyan language in SE Kalimantan (the Indonesian part of Borneo). Thus the ancestors of the Malagasy must have migrated from Kalimantan to Madagascar. In the present book Dahl substantiates, from linguistic, cultural and historical evidence, why, how and when this migration took place. The actual time of the migrat…
This book provides a valuable contribution to the current debate about Asian immigration by discussing it in the context not of Asian actions but of longstanding New Zealand attitudes and policies.
Becoming British Columbia is the first comprehensive, demographic history of British Columbia. Investigating critical moments in the demographic record and linking demographic patterns to larger social and political questions, it shows how biology, politics, and history conspired with sex, death, and migration to create a particular kind of society. John Belshaw overturns the widespread ten…
In essence a manual for reconstructing the demographic past of Central Africa, this is the first concerted attempt to recover the pre-1960 demography of an African region on the basis of colonial statistics. The authors begin by exploring the unexpected strengths, as well as the shortcomings, of extant records. They proceed to discuss how various social science disciplines can contribute to our…
A classic in its field, Why Nations Go to War engages students in a dialogue about the human truth behind the mechanistic forces of war. The seven case studies provide students with solid historical background on twentieth-century warfare, while the lively narrative keeps them reading. The seventh edition has been thoroughly updated and includes a new case study on Bosnia and the war over the r…
In this thought-provoking book, Chris Abbott examines 21 important speeches that have shaped the world today. He examines the power of the arguments in these speeches to inspire people to do great things or great harm. this book it is about the ideas behind them, the events that surround them and the power of people to inspire others.
Apa hubungan Rosihan Anwar dengan diplomat PBB kawakan Lakhdar Brahimi yang ia temui di Paris? Benarkah Pangeran Bernhard, ayahanda Ratu Beatrix, pernah terlibat usaha makar bersama Westerling untuk menggulingkan Presiden Soekarno? Apa pula hubungannya dengan Letjen Kemal Idris yang pernah menjadi Panglima Kostrad dan Panglima Divisi Siliwangi? Mengapa rumah di Valerius Straat 36, Amsterdam, sa…