Subject(s): Cities and towns -- History -- 20th century -- Indonesia | Decolonization -- Indonesia | Urbanization -- Indonesia | Nationalism -- History -- 20th century. -- Indonesia
Summary: "Cars, Conduits and Kampongs offers a wide panorama of the modernization of the cities in Indonesia between 1920 and 1960. The contributions present a
Subject(s): World politics -- To 1900 | World politics -- 1989- | Civilization, Modern | Civilization, Western | Anger -- Political aspects History | Social change -- Political aspects History | Youth -- Political activity History | Nationalism -- History | Terrorism -- History | Religion and politics -- History
Scope and content: "One of o
Subject(s): Families -- History -- Middle East | Domestic relations (Islamic law) -- History -- Middle East | Middle East -- Social conditions | Middle East -- History
Summary: "Despite the constant refrain that family is the most important social institution in Middle Eastern societies, only recently has it become the focus for rethinking
Subject(s): Architecture -- Political aspects | Architecture, Colonial -- History | Great Britain -- Colonies History
Summary: "Buildings of Empire takes the reader on an exciting journey through thirteen territories of the British Empire. From Dublin Castle to the glass and steel of Sir Norman Foster's Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank skysc
Subject(s): Religious leaders | Religions | Leadership -- Religious aspects
Summary: "What is a spiritual master? Spiritual Masters of the World's Religions offers an important contribution to religious studies by addressing that question in the context of such themes as charismatic authority, role models, symbolism, and categories of r
Subject(s): Students -- Political activity History -- Singapore | Students -- Political activity History -- Malaysia | Singapore -- History -- 1945-1963 | Singapore -- Politics and government -- 1945-1963 | Malaysia -- History | Malaysia -- Politics and government -- 20th century
Summary: The book, using a small group of left-wing student activ
Subject(s): Dubois, Pierre, -1838 | Bali Island (Indonesia) -- Ethnology | Netherlands -- Colonies History -- Indonesia Bali Island
Summary: "In Bali in the Early Nineteenth Century, Helen Creese examines the nature of the earliest sustained cross-cultural encounter between the Balinese and the Dutch through the eyewitness accounts of Pierr
