Indonesia
Published on 1. July 1990
Book
Paperback/Softback
235 pages
978-0-19-588977-2 (ISBN)
Description
Mochtar Lubis is the acclaimed author of a number of novels and several collections of short stories. Originally written in Dutch, Indonesia: Land Under the Rainbow is the first popular history of Indonesia to appear in English. Written in an extremely accessible style, the book offers a narration of the highlights of Indonesian history through Indonesian eyes.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Melbourne
Australia
Publishing group
Oxford University Press Australia
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
34 maps, (13 colour ) illustrations
ISBN-13
978-0-19-588977-2 (9780195889772)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
The coming of the first boats; The boats of early trade; The vessels of Islam; Galleons from Portugal; Merchant ships from Holland; Warships of the 18th century; The clipper ships; Ships of the 20th century.