Beyond the Java Sea

Beyond the Java Sea
Author: Paul Michael Taylor
Publisher: ABRAMS
Total Pages: 320
Release: 1991
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

"Published on the occasion of Beyond the Java Sea: art of Indonesia's outer islands, an exhibition organized and circulated by The National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C."--title page verson.

Indonesia, Etc.: Exploring the Improbable Nation

Indonesia, Etc.: Exploring the Improbable Nation
Author: Elizabeth Pisani
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2014-06-23
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 0393244288

"A spectacular achievement and one of the very best travel books I have read." —Simon Winchester, Wall Street Journal Declaring independence in 1945, Indonesia said it would "work out the details of the transfer of power etc. as soon as possible." With over 300 ethnic groups spread across over 13,500 islands, the world’s fourth most populous nation has been working on that "etc." ever since. Author Elizabeth Pisani traveled 26,000 miles in search of the links that bind this disparate nation.

Birds of Java, Sumatra and Bali

Birds of Java, Sumatra and Bali
Author: Tony Tilford
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 138
Release: 2018-01-30
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1472938186

A neat series of truly portable guides designed for the nature-loving traveler.

The Philippine Archipelago

The Philippine Archipelago
Author: Yves Boquet
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 856
Release: 2017-04-19
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3319519263

This book presents an updated view of the Philippines, focusing on thematic issues rather than a description region by region. Topics include typhoons, population growth, economic difficulties, agrarian reform, migration as an economic strategy, the growth of Manila, the Muslim question in Mindanao, the South China Sea tensions with China and the challenges of risk, vulnerability and sustainable development.