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Indonesia, Etc.: Discovering the diverse archipelago.

Recommended for those seeking to learn about Indonesia's culture and history. Pisani's humorous yet informative account of her travels around the nation reveals Indonesia's diverse ethnic groups and traditions, as well as its challenges and progress, offering unique insight into this complex nation.

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Indonesia, Etc. : Exploring the Improbable Nation

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ISBN: 9780393088588
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: RM119.12 MYR
Authors: Elizabeth Pisani
Date of Publication: 2014-06-23
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: History, Travel, Biographies & Memoirs, Politics
Goodreads rating: 4.2
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Jakarta tweets more than any other city on earth, but 80million Indonesians live without electricity and many of itscommunities still share in ritual sacrifices. Declaring independencein 1945, Indonesia said it would “work out the detailsof the transfer of power etc. as soon as possible.” With over300 ethnic groups spread across 13,500 islands, the world’sfourth most populous nation has been working on that“etc.” ever since. Bewitched by Indonesia for twenty-fiveyears, Elizabeth Pisani recently traveled 26,000 miles aroundthe archipelago in search of the links that bind this impossiblydisparate nation. Fearless and funny, Pisani shares herdeck space with pigs and cows, bunks down in a sulfurousvolcano, and takes tea with a corpse. Along the way, sheobserves Big Men with child brides, debates corruption andcannibalism, and ponders “sticky” traditions that cannot beerased.
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