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Raffles
By the time of his death, Thomas Stamford Raffles (1781-1826) was the founder of Singapore and Governor of Java, having left school in his early teens to become a clerk for the British East India Company. Charismatic and daring, Raffles forged an extraordinary path for himself in South East Asia - refusing to be satisfied with the trading posts available to the British, he defied Dutch governors and wrangled with warring local rulers to establish what is now a world city. An ardent linguist and zoologist, Raffles spoke fluent Malay and found time to write The History of Java, as well as naming several species of flora and fauna he discovered on his travels. He founded London Zoo and promoted...
Waves Across the South
"Per the UK publisher William Collins's promotional copy: "There is a quarter of this planet which is often forgotten in the histories that are told in the West. This quarter is an oceanic one, pulsating with winds and waves, tides and coastlines, islands and beaches. The Indian and Pacific Oceans constitute that forgotten quarter, brought together here for the first time in a sustained work of history." More specifically, Sivasundaram's aim in this book is to revisit the Age of Revolutions and Empire from the perspective of the Global South. Waves Across the South ranges from the Arabian Sea across the Indian Ocean to the Bay of Bengal, and onward to the South Pacific and Australia's Tasman Sea. As the Western empires (Dutch, French, but especially British) reached across these vast regions, echoes of the European revolutions rippled through them and encountered a host of indigenous political developments. Sivasundaram also opens the door to new and necessary conversations about environmental history in addition to the consequences of historical violence, the extraction of resources, and the indigenous futures that Western imperialism cut short"--
GEGER SEPOY Sejarah Kelam Perseteruan Inggris dengan Keraton Yogyakarta (1812-1815)
Buku ini menyajikan sejarah penjajahan Inggris di Yogyakarta dan arogansi pemimpin Inggris terhadap Sultan Yogyakarta. Dikisahkan dalam buku ini mulai dari berdirinya Kesultanan hingga terjadinya penyerangan Inggris ke Keraton Yogyakarta. Disajikan pula imbas dari Geger Sepoy ini terhadap Keraton Yogyakarta. Buku ini ditulis dengan detail dan analisis yang tajam sehingga mudah untuk dibaca. Harapan saya dengan adanya buku ini akan lebih bermakna untuk mengetahui dan mempelajari sejarah perjuangan bangsa Indonesia pada umumnya dan sejarah Yogyakarta pada khususnya. Tahun : 2020 Ukuran buku: 14x20.5cm Tebal buku: 304 Kertas isi: bookpaper
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Babad Tanah Jawi
Translation of Babad Tanah Jawi, a Javanese literary text on history of Java.
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