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Indonesian Children's Favorite Stories
This colorfully illustrated multicultural children's book presents Indonesian fairy tales and other folk stories--providing insight into a rich oral culture. Set in tropical rainforests, on balmy beaches, and in the remote highlands of the Indonesian islands, Indonesian Children's Favorite Stories offers a taste of how universal values of bravery, cleverness, true love, kindness and loyalty are transmitted to Indonesian children. It make perfect new additions for story time or bedtime reading. Astute princesses, resourceful villagers and daring travelers appear throughout this vast archipelago to tell their stories and charm our children. These beautifully illustrated stories, retold for an ...
Geni Jora & Other Texts
Abidah's work gives a voice to women. Women who are victims of polygamy, women who suffer domestic violence. She also gives a voice to an array of marginalized characters within the confines of Indonesian society. A characteristic feature of her work is a strong Islamic background. Her stories are often set in Islamic boarding school (pesantren).
Knowing Music, Making Music
Using illustrative examples from a variety of traditions, Benjamin Brinner first examines the elements and characteristics of musical competence, the different kinds of competence in a musical community, the development of multiple competences, and the acquisition and transformation of competence through time. He then shows how these factors come into play in musical interaction, establishing four intersecting theoretical perspectives based on ensemble roles, systems of communication, sound structures, and individual motivations. These perspectives are applied to the dynamics of gamelan performance to explain the social, musical, and contextual factors that affect the negotiation of consensus in musical interaction. The discussion ranges from sociocultural norms of interpersonal conduct to links between music, dance, theater, and ritual, and from issues of authority and deference to musicians' self-perceptions and mutual assessments.
Herding the Wind
“What is the meaning of a vast, deep sea if love wishes to cross it and dive into it, my friend?” sang Anila. The monkeys all stopped their work to dance and answer Anila’s riddle. “The sea will become a lake and love will become a pair of golden puppets on the water’s surface. The depth of the ocean will vanish, the vastness of the sea will be crossed and the pair of golden puppets will bathe in the lake.” “What is the meaning of two very distant lands if love wishes to unite them, my friend?” asked Cucak Rawun. “The vast land will become but a handful of earth traversed by the wings of love. Who else, other than love, can fly like a bolt of lightning? Not just land, but e...
Java
INDONESIAN TRAVEL GUIDE LOTS OF PICTURES, MAPS, INFO.
Asian Children's Favorite Stories
For thousands of years, children all over the world have listened to popular folktales. Each country has its own set of fascinating stories, and learning those from another part of the world is both entertaining and educational. Asian Children's Favorite Stories presents 7 Asian folktales from different countries--China, Japan, Korea, India, the Philippines, Thailand, and Indonesia. The classic stories in this book include: Why Cats and Dogs Don't Get Along (Korea) Baka the Cow and Kalabaw the Water Buffalo (Philippines) How the Mousedeer Became a Judge (Indonesia) Liang and His Magic Brush (China) The Lucky Farmer Becomes King (Thailand) The Clever Rabbit and Numskull (India) The Crane's Gratitude (Japan) This multicultural children's book opens doors to other cultures and engages the imagination.
Indonesian New Guinea
The Periplus Adventure Guides do precisely what great travel books should do -- make you want to get up and go! Periplus adventure guides show you how to get there, and then help make the absolute most out of your stay, leaving no stone unturned, and no beach, no fine restaurant or mountain trail untried. With detailed, up-to-date maps, photographs -- both new and archival -- personal recommendations, and inside tips from expert authors, these guides go well beyond the usual travel fare. In one of the last untamed places on Earth, West Papua's snow-capped peaks tower above steaming rainforests and serene beaches stretch along the beautiful coastline. Whether you lounge on the white beaches o...
