ISLAND FANTASIA :IMAGINING SUBJECTS ON THE MILITARY FRONTLINE BETWEEN CHINA A…

The Matsu archipelago between China and Taiwan, for long an isolated outpost off southeast China, was suddenly transformed into a military frontline in 1949 by the Cold War and the Communist-Nationalist conflict. The army occupied the islands, commencing more than 40 long years of military rule. With the lifting of martial law in 1992, the people were confronted with the question of how to move…

PROTAGONISTS OF WAR :SPANISH ARMY COMMANDERS AND THE REVOLT IN THE LOW COUNTRIES

This is a book on early modern war narratives. In order to reach a fuller understanding of war narratives in general and those on the Revolt in the Low Countries in particular, it is necessary to return to the stories as they came into being. How did people describe the events they participated in, witnessed or heard about? Episodic descriptions of war events and their protagonists can be …

UNITE, PROLETARIAN BROTHERS! :RADICALISM AND REVOLUTION IN THE SPANISH SECOND…

The origins of this book lie in a doctoral thesis defended at the University of Sheffield, later revised at York University, Durham University and the University of Leeds, and prepared for publication at the University of Stirling. The original research would not have been possible without a Hossein Farmy scholarship from the University of Sheffield and I am also grateful for further fundi…

BRITAIN, FRANCE AND THE DECOLONIZATION OF AFRICA

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CREATIVE TOURISM IN SMALLER COMMUNITIES:PLACE, CULTURE, AND LOCAL REPRESENTATION

Tourists are travelling the world in greater numbers than ever before, seeking immersive cultural experiences. This massive rise of tourism has raised issues of social and cultural sustainability in the world’s global cities. At the same time, smaller cities and rural communities struggling with increasing urbanization and the loss of traditional industries could benefit from increased touris…

AT THE EDGES OF STATES; DYNAMICS OF STATE FORMATION IN THE INDONESIAN BORDERL…

Set in West Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo, this study explores the shifting relationships between border communities and the state along the political border with East Malaysia. The book rests on the premises that remote border regions offer an exciting study arena that can tell us important things about how marginal citizens relate to their nation-state. The basic assumption is that central st…

FIJI:A PLACE CALLED HOME

Daryl Tarte writes emotively, in great detail, about his personal experience of growing up on a remote island during the colonial era, when races were segregated, and white people lived an elite existence.

ANTHROPOLOGY WITHOUT INFORMANTS :COLLECTED WORKS IN PALEOANTHROPOLOGY

"It is my sincere hope that this volume will be much read and reflected upon by new generations of American students of prehistoric archaeologists. Freeman's career is a model for long-term international collaboration, theoretical eclecticism, the centrality of field research, and the ability to 'dream big,' but with a commonsense approach to the record and its limitations." Lawrence Guy Straus…

A CENTURY OF VIOLENCE IN A RED CITY :POPULAR STRUGGLE, COUNTERINSURGENCY, AND…

In A Century of Violence in a Red City Lesley Gill provides insights into broad trends of global capitalist development, class disenfranchisement and dispossession, and the decline of progressive politics. Gill traces the rise and fall of the strong labor unions, neighborhood organizations, and working class of Barrancabermeja, Colombia, from their origins in the 1920s to their effective activi…

JAPAN'S BOOK DONATION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUVAIN :JAPANESE CULTURAL IDENTIT…

Companion to the exhibition “Japan’s Book Donation to the University of Louvain”, KU Leuven University Library, 28 October 2022 - 15 January 2023 With more than 3,000 titles in almost 14,000 volumes, the 1920s Japanese book donation to the University of Leuven/Louvain constitutes an invaluable time capsule of Japan’s pre-modern culture in all its diversity and richness. A century on, th…

THE SPECTRAL ARCTIC :A HISTORY OF DREAMS AND GHOSTS IN POLAR EXPLORATION

Visitors to the Arctic enter places that have been traditionally imagined as otherworldly. This strangeness fascinated audiences in nineteenth-century Britain when the idea of the heroic explorer voyaging through unmapped zones reached its zenith. The Spectral Arctic re-thinks our understanding of Arctic exploration by paying attention to the importance of dreams and ghosts in the quest for the…

AN EQUAL BURDEN :THE MEN OF THE ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR

An Equal Burden forms the first scholarly study of the Army Medical Services in the First World War to focus on the roles and experiences of the men of the ranks of the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC). These men, through their work as stretcher bearers and orderlies, provided a range of labour, both physical and emotional, in aid of the sick and wounded. They were not professional medical careg…

CONNECTED & DISCONNECTED IN VIET NAM :REMAKING SOCIAL RELATIONS IN A POST-SOC…

Vietnam’s shift to a market-based society has brought about profound realignments in its people’s relations with each other. As the nation continues its retreat from the legacies of war and socialism, significant social rifts have emerged that divide citizens by class, region and ethnicity. By drawing on social connections as a traditional resource, Vietnamese are able to accumulate wealth,…

INDIGENOUS SPORT AND NATION-BUILDING :INTERROGATING SÁMI SPORT AND BEYOND

This book investigates the social, political, and cultural dimensions of Indigenous sport and nation-building. Focusing on the Indigenous Sámi of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia, it addresses how colonization variously impacts organizational arrangements and everyday sporting life in a modern world. Through detailed case data from the Norwegian side of Sápmi (the land of the Sámi), this …

A PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR :RESISTANCE VERSUS EMPIRE

A People's History of the Second World War unearths the fascinating history of the war as fought 'from below'. Until now, the vast majority of historical accounts have focussed on the conflict between the Allied and Axis powers for imperialist mastery. Donny Gluckstein shows that in fact between 1939 and 1945 two distinct wars were fought – one ‘from above’ and one ‘from below’. Using…

MICROHISTORIES OF TECHNOLOGY :MAKING THE WORLD

In this open access book, Mikael Hård tells a story of how people around the world challenged the production techniques and products brought by globalization. Retaining their autonomy and freedom, creative individuals selectively adopted or rejected modern gadgets, tools, and machines. In standard historical narratives, globalization is portrayed as an unstoppable force that flattens all obsta…

IBERIAN WORLD EMPIRES AND THE GLOBALIZATION OF EUROPE 1415–1668

This open access book analyses Iberian expansion by using knowledge accumulated in recent years to test some of the most important theories regarding Europe’s economic development. Adopting a comparative perspective, it considers the impact of early globalization on Iberian and Western European institutions, social development and political economies. In spite of globalization’s minor impor…

TRAVELLING THE KOROSKO ROAD :ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPLORATION IN SUDAN'S EASTERN DE…

This volume publishes accounts of archaeological exploration carried out during the last 30 years or so in the Sudanese Eastern Desert. It is divided into two related parts. The first and foremost covers results from the work of the Centro Ricerche sul Deserto Orientale (CeRDO), which is based at Varese in northern Italy. Between 1989 and 2006, CeRDO, directed by the brothers Alfredo and Angelo…

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY STUDIES ELSEWHERE :A POSTCOLONIAL PROGRAMME

In April 2017, scientists took to the streets in a historically unprecedented Global March for Science. The event was seen as symbolic of a crisis in the relationship of science and society. This book considers the Global March for Science from a postcolonial perspective to inquire into the toolkit that the academic field of Science & Technology Studies (STS) has to offer. It argues that new co…

THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF ROCK ART IN WESTERN ARNHEM LAND, AUSTRALIA

Western Arnhem Land, in the Top End of Australia’s Northern Territory, has a rich archaeological landscape, ethnographic record and body of rock art that displays an astonishing array of imagery on shelter walls and ceilings. While the archaeology goes back to the earliest period of Aboriginal occupation of the continent, the rock art represents some of the richest, most diverse and visually …

SPOREN VOL BETEKENIS

The struggle for independence in Indonesia between 1945 and 1949 has literally and figuratively left its mark. Through images and text the authors take the reader along on their quest through people, objects and places in Indonesia and the Netherlands. This bilingual Indonesian/Dutch book focuses on the personal experiences of civilians and soldiers who experienced the conflict at close quarter…

ISLAM, HUMANITY AND THE INDONESIAN IDENTITY

"Islam exists in global history with its richly variegated cultural and social realities. When these specific cultural contexts are marginalized, Islam is reduced to an ahistorical religion without the ability to contribute to humanity. This limited understanding of Islam has been a contributing factor in many of the violent conflicts in the present day. Reflecting on Islam in Indonesia, the wo…

THE INVASION OF THE SOUTH:ARMY AIR FORCE OPERATIONS, AND THE INVASION OF NORT…

Between 1966 and 1980, the War History Office of the National Defense College of Japan (now the Center for Military History of the National Institute for Defense Studies) published the 102-volume Senshi Sōsho (War History Series). The present book completes the trilogy of English translations of the sections in the Senshi Sōsho series on the Japanese operations against the former Dutch East I…

TECHNOLOGY’S REFUGE :THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY BY ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES

An investigation into the use of information communication technologies by refugees during flight, displacement and in settlement, this book examines the impact of Australia’s official policy of mandatory detention on how asylum seekers and refugees maintain links to diasporas and networks of support. Given the restricted contact with the world outside of the immigration detention centre, the…

THE POWER OF ECONOMIC IDEAS:THE ORIGINS OF KEYNESIAN MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT…

Economics, Keynes once wrote, can be a ‘very dangerous science’. Sometimes, though, it can be moulded to further the common good though it might need a leap in mental outlook, a whole new zeitgeist to be able do do. This book is about a transformation in Australian economists’ thought and ideas during the interwar period. It focuses upon the interplay between economic ideas, players and p…

PARIWISATA SUPER PRIORITAS, PERAN INSTITUSI, DAN TRANSPORTASI

Pariwisata adalah sektor yang semakin penting bagi bangsa Indonesia. Potensinya luar biasa: kondisi alamnya, seni budayanya, kulinernya, produk-produk kreatifnya, dan hospitality manusianya. Dari tahun ke tahun sumbangan devisa sektor pariwisata terus meningkat, perannya terhadap produk domestik bruto secara nasional semakin signifikan. Selain menyumbang devisa kepada negara, pariwisata juga me…

FAMILIAR STRANGERS :A HISTORY OF MUSLIMS IN NORTHWEST CHINA

The Chinese-speaking Muslims have for centuries been an inseparable but anomalous part of Chinese society--Sinophone yet incomprehensible, local yet outsiders, normal but different. Long regarded by the Chinese government as prone to violence, they have challenged fundamental Chinese conceptions of "self" and "other" and denied the totally transforming power of Chinese civilization by tenacious…

ISLAND ENCOUNTERS :TIMOR-LESTE FROM THE OUTSIDE IN

Island Encounters is a narrative of Timor shaped by a journey from the outside in. Incorporating the author’s experiences from more than two decades of involvement with Timor-Leste and, more particularly, the months she spent travelling with her family from west to east in 2018, Palmer traces paths redolent in longing and learning, belonging and bewilderment, courage and conviction to tell of…

XINJIANG YEAR ZERO

Since 2017, the Chinese authorities have detained hundreds of thousands of Uyghurs, Kazakhs and other Muslim minorities in ‘reeducation camps’ in China’s northwestern Xinjiang autonomous region. While the official reason for this mass detention was to prevent terrorism, the campaign has since become a wholesale attempt to remould the ways of life of these peoples—an experiment in social…

WEHALI:THE FEMALE LAND

Wehali defines itself as the ritual centre of the island of Timor. As a ritual centre, Wehali continues to be the residence of a figure of traditional authority on whom, in the 18th century, the Dutch conferred the title of Kaiser (Keizer) and to whom the Portuguese gave the title of Emperor (Imperador). At one time, Wehali was the centre of a network of tributary states, which both the Dutch a…

THE COLD WAR IN THE CLASSROOM :INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON TEXTBOOKS AND ME…

This book explores how the socially disputed period of the Cold War is remembered in today’s history classroom. Applying a diverse set of methodological strategies, the authors map the dividing lines in and between memory cultures across the globe, paying special attention to the impact the crisis-driven age of our present has on images of the past. Authors analysing educational media point t…

EARTH OBSERVATION SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS FOR RISK REDUCTION AND ENHANCED RE…

This open access book is a consolidation of lessons learnt and experiences gathered from our efforts to utilise Earth observation (EO) science and applications to address environmental challenges in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region. It includes a complete package of knowledge on service life cycles including multi-disciplinary topics and practically tested applications for the HKH. It comprises …

FINDING THE LIMITS OF THE LIMES :MODELLING DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY AND TRANSPORT …

This open access book demonstrates the application of simulation modelling and network analysis techniques in the field of Roman studies. It summarizes and discusses the results of a 5-year research project carried out by the editors that aimed to apply spatial dynamical modelling to reconstruct and understand the socio-economic development of the Dutch part of the Roman frontier (limes) zone, …

THE NETHERLANDS IN A NUTSHELL:HIGHLIGHTS FROM DUTCH HISTORY AND CULTURE

Many think they know the legends behind tulipmania and the legacy of the Dutch East India Company, but what basic knowledge of Dutch history should be passed on to future generations? This overview of historical highlights, assembled by a number of specialists in consultation with the Dutch general public, provides a thought-provoking and timely answer. The democratic process behind the volume …

WRITING PALESTINE 1933-1950

From her immigration to Mandatory Palestine in 1933 until her death in 1950 American-born Dorothy Kahn Bar-Adon worked as a reporter for The Palestine Post (later The Jerusalem Post), while freelancing for periodicals in Palestine and abroad. Bar-Adon covered life in towns, kibbutzim and Arab communities of Mandatory Palestine during this period of World War, armed conflict between Arabs and Je…

EUROPEAN HANDBOOK OF CROWDSOURCED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

"This book focuses on the study of the remarkable new source of geographic information that has become available in the form of user-generated content accessible over the Internet through mobile and Web applications. The exploitation, integration and application of these sources, termed volunteered geographic information (VGI) or crowdsourced geographic information (CGI), offer scientists an un…

THE FIRST TO BE DESTROYED :THE JEWISH COMMUNITY OF KLECZEW AND THE BEGINNING …

The Jewish community of the city of Kleczew came into existence in the sixteenth century. It remained large and strong throughout the next four hundred years, and in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries it constituted 40-60% of the total population. The German army entered Kleczew on September 15, 1939, shortly after the outbreak of World War II. The communities of Kleczew and the vicinity w…

GLOBAL WAR, GLOBAL CATASTROPHE :NEUTRALS, BELLIGERENTS AND THE TRANSFORMATION…

Winner of the World War One Historical Association’s 2021 Norman B. Tomlinson, Jr. Prize Global War, Global Catastrophe presents a history of the First World War as an all-consuming industrial war that forcibly reshaped the international environment and, with it, impacted the futures of all the world’s people. Narrated chronologically, and available open access, the authors identify key the…

WHAT ABOUT ASIA? :REVISITING ASIAN STUDIES

What about Asia? Revisiting Asian Studies brings together scholars from Asia, Europe and America to test the strength of a field of study which, considering the rise of Asia, should be gaining momentum. But is it? This is one of the many questions that the contributors to this volume ask themselves. In the past decade the use and legitimacy of area studies, and in particular Asian studies, have…

Revolutionary worlds. Local perspectives and dynamics of the Indonesian Indep…

Revolutionary Worlds looks at the Indonesian revolution (1945-1949) from a local and regional perspective. With seventeen contributions, Indonesian and Dutch researchers bring to life the revolutionary world from widely differing perspectives. The authors explain how Indonesian, Chinese, Indian and Eurasian civilians, fighters, farmers and officials experienced and shaped the often volatile per…

INTERSECTIONS :HISTORY, MEMORY, DISCIPLINE

“A wonderfully rich, insightful and personally touching collection of essays by the Pacific region’s most prolific and engaging historian. Brij Lal writes eloquently and poetically about his professional and political journeys, and the many different people and worlds he has encountered on the way. Readers will be inspired by this collective account of a courageous life committed to the ach…

CREATIVE TOURISM IN SMALLER COMMUNITIES :PLACE, CULTURE, AND LOCAL REPRESENTA…

Tourists are travelling the world in greater numbers than ever before, seeking immersive cultural experiences. This massive rise of tourism has raised issues of social and cultural sustainability in the world’s global cities. At the same time, smaller cities and rural communities struggling with increasing urbanization and the loss of traditional industries could benefit from increased touris…

THE PREHISTORIC MARITIME FRONTIER OF SOUTHEAST CHINA :INDIGENOUS BAI YUE AND …

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xxiii, 264 pg; ill.

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A KEY TO DUTCH HISTORY :THE CULTURAL CANON OF THE NETHERLANDS

Many people know the stories behind the tulip mania in the 17th century and the legacy of the Dutch East India Company, but what basic knowledge of Dutch history and culture should be passed on to future generations? A Key to Dutch History and its resulting overview of historical highlights, assembled by a number of specialists in consultation with the Dutch general public, provides a thought-p…

RESOLUSI KONFLIK DALAM PERBANDINGAN:NARASI AFRIKA DAN INDONESIA

Sepanjang sejarah peradaban manusia, konflik etnis telah banyak terjadi di berbagai negara di seluruh dunia, termasuk di Indonesia. Dengan lebih dari 1.300 suku menghuni seluruh wilayah negara kita, potensi terjadinya konflik sangatlah besar. Tak hanya korban jiwa, konflik etnis yang terjadi juga meninggalkan banyak pertanyaan: apa pemicunya, mengapa bisa terjadi eskalasi, dan bagaimana metode …

Jejak Pengarang dalam Sastra Indonesia (1880–1980)

Usaha menduniakan sastra Indonesia yang sedang digalakkan mau tidak mau mensyaratkan satu hal penting, yakni pengetahuan tentang pengarang itu sendiri, yang mencakup jejak proses kreatif, pengembangan diri pengarang, dan karya yang dihasilkan. Buku ini mencoba menelusuri jejak pengarang sejak masa pres muncul, 1880 hingga 1980. Tujuh pengarang yang menghasilkan karya dalam kurun waktu satu abad…

Jejak Pengarang dalam Sastra Indonesia (1880–1980)

Usaha menduniakan sastra Indonesia yang sedang digalakkan mau tidak mau mensyaratkan satu hal penting, yakni pengetahuan tentang pengarang itu sendiri, yang mencakup jejak proses kreatif, pengembangan diri pengarang, dan karya yang dihasilkan. Buku ini mencoba menelusuri jejak pengarang sejak masa pres muncul, 1880 hingga 1980. Tujuh pengarang yang menghasilkan karya dalam kurun waktu satu abad…

A PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR : RESISTANCE VERSUS EMPIRE

A People's History of the Second World War unearths the fascinating history of the war as fought 'from below'. Until now, the vast majority of historical accounts have focussed on the conflict between the Allied and Axis powers for imperialist mastery. Donny Gluckstein shows that in fact between 1939 and 1945 two distinct wars were fought – one ‘from above’ and one ‘from below’. Using…

INDIGENOUS SPORT AND NATION-BUILDING : INTERROGATING SÁMI SPORT AND BEYOND

This book investigates the social, political, and cultural dimensions of Indigenous sport and nation-building. Focusing on the Indigenous Sámi of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia, it addresses how colonization variously impacts organizational arrangements and everyday sporting life in a modern world. Through detailed case data from the Norwegian side of Sápmi (the land of the Sámi), this …

CIVILIAN SPECIALISTS AT WAR :BRITAIN'S TRANSPORT EXPERTS AND THE FIRST WORLD WAR

The war of 1914–18 was the first great conflict to be fought between highly industrial societies able to manufacture and transport immense quantities of goods to the field of battle. In Civilian Specialists at War, Christopher Phillips examines the manner in which Britain’s industrial society influenced the character and conduct of industrial warfare. This book analyses the multiple connect…