Java and modern Europe : ambiguous encounters /

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Author / Creator:	Kumar, Ann, 1943-
Imprint:	Richmond, Surrey, [England] : Curzon, 1997.
Description:	vii, 472 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie. Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie. Civilization. Economic history. Manners and customs. International relations. Java (Indonesia) -- History. Java (Indonesia) -- Social life and customs. Java (Indonesia) -- Civilization. Java (Indonesia) -- Economic conditions. Java (Indonesia) -- Relations -- Europe. Europe -- Relations -- Indonesia -- Java. Java (Indonesia) -- Relations -- Netherlands. Netherlands -- Relations -- Indonesia -- Java. Europe. Indonesia -- Java. Netherlands. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2733365

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ISBN:	0700704337
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 446-459) and index.

Table of Contents:

Pt. 1. Historical Setting. 1. The rise of modern Europe and the Javanese experience
Pt. 2. The Javanese Ancien Regime: Civilization and Society. 2. Twilight of the old courts: military princes and guardswomen. 3. The socialisation of the people: "becoming Javanese"
Pt. 3. The Cancer Within. 4. Traditional or modern? Rational-bureaucratic feudalism a la VOC. 5. Aristocracy and peasantry in the tides of world capitalism: three regions
Pt. 4. Intellectual Transformations. 6. New ways of seeing: Ethnicity, history, religion, kingship, society. Conclusion: The legacy for Indonesia.

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