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A FIELD GUIDE TO THE AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES OF BALI
by J. Lindley McKay

Price: US$45.50

There is more to Bali than beaches and traditional dances. Perched between the tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia and the dry archipelago of eastern Indonesia, Bali has a diverse and prolific array of wildlife, including reptiles and amphibians. This beautifully presented, comprehensive guide has color photographs of every species, up-to-date information, keys to identification (in English and Bahasa Indonesia), and easy-to-use language throughout. It is designed for those with an interest in spectacular and elegant wildlife as much as those with a serious interest in herpetology.


 

THE DISCOVERY OF THE HOBBIT
by Morwood and Van Osterzee

Price: US$28.50

A modern-day Raiders of the Lost Ark - the extraordinary story of the discovery of an entirely new species of human, as told by the Australian leader of the original archaeological team. Featuring an island where evolution ran amok in isolation from the rest of the world and an eerie myth that may well be grounded in truth - not to mention the reasons why other "hobbits" may well be undiscovered elsewhere in Indonesia. This remarkable book is an adventure story and a fascinating investigation.

 

 

ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT SHARKS AND RAYS OF INDONESIA
by White, Last, Stevens, Yearsley, Fahmi and Dharmadi

Price: US$50.00

A bilingual, full-color identification guide to the sharks and rays of Indonesia. This book is the result of a joint project between Indonesian and Australia and is an essential reference for all shark and ray scientists, fisheries officers, fishers, consumers and enthusiasts. It is user-friendly with a layout that contains information on identifying features, size, distribution, common names, habitat, biology and conservation status of about 140 species.

 

 

THE SACRED MONKEYS OF BALI
by Bruce P. Wheatley

Price: US$18.00

The Sacred Monkeys of Bali is a unique well-researched book about the long-tailed macaques of Bali and how the Balinese integrate these sacred monkeys into their worldview. The book extends beyond anthropology into conservation, ecology and tourism and is a wonderful illustration of how anthropologists can work with local people for the welfare of all.

 

 

HERPETOLOGICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY OF INDONESIA
by Das Indraneil

Price: US$18.50

The archipelago of Indo-Malaya, stretching from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, eastward to Timor, is the largest in the world (approx. 14,000 islands), and includes several political entities. Much of the land area and associated coastal water fall within the political boundaries of a single nation, Indonesia. This work is a comprehensive bibliography of the scientific papers, magazine and newspaper articles, books, book reviews, museum catalogues, bibliographies, chapters from books, and theses that contain references to any species of amphibians and reptiles in this region. Both terrestrial and aquatic taxa are included.

 

 

THE ECOLOGY OF JAVA AND BALI
by Tony Whitten, Roehayat Emon Soeriaatmadja, Suraya A. Afiff

Price:US$25.00

This book has been compiled from nearly 3,000 Indonesian, English and Dutch sources as well as from original research, interviews and personal experience. Nowhere else in the Indonesian archipelago is there a greater concentration of development projects, the densest population, excellent human resources and the interest of many of the most powerful decision makers, than on the island of Java. Bali, is one of the most important tourist destinations in the world and is enjoyed by both domestic and foreign visitors. So the ecology of both these islands are of paramount interest to many.

 

 

BUTTERFLIES OF BALI
By Victor Mason and Illustrations by PINK
Price: US$75.00
Hard Cover Edition in Special Presentation Box

This full colour book provides a rare portrayal of Bali's rich and varied butterfly population. Superbly illustrated and accompanied by concise, informative descriptions of more than 80 species, it combines personal anecdote with snippets of Bali's history and depictions of its natural phenomena. In addition, it provides an insight into the mysteries of the traditional naming system. Author Victor Mason is a renowned ornithologist and he has written many books about the island that has been his home for the past 35 years. Balinese artist Pink has worked with Victor Mason over an extended period to capture and record Bali's butterflies. Drawing from real life specimens in meticulous detail and rich colours, Pink has provided a vibrant record of these beautiful creatures, in their actual size, depicted in their natural habitat.

 


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THE ROMANCE OF K'TUT TANTRI
by Timothy Lindsey
Price: US$29.95

This historiographic study of K'tut Tantri compares her romantic and colorful autobiography, Revolt in Paradise, with other versions of her past, including those of her fellow Bali colonists and her revolutionary comrades, as well as her foes the Dutch, and various intelligence organisations. These alternatives accounts of her past question the image of K'tut Tantri as hero, portraying her instead as dishonest, unstable, egotistical and immoral. An examinations of the use of ideas of "truth" and "fiction" in understanding the past leads to broader consideration of the nature of history and its uses.


 

MADS LANGE - The Bali Trader and Peacemaker
by Peter Bloch, Leonard Luras, Gustaaf Scouten
Price: US$39.99

Mads Lange was a native Dane who at the age of 17 landed on the shores of Lombok in 1834. He forged an alliance with the then Balinese King of Karangasem who was at war with the Lombok ruler of Mataram and then moved to establish a residence and trading centre on Kuta Beach. He was a clever businessman and maintained good relationships with a wide range of social and business partners. He established various business interests including a trade in "kepeng" coins from China, arms, gold, rice, silk and opium. He was reportedly disliked by Dutch colonial officials for his "fraternization" with local elements but his skills as a negotiator were frequently called upon to smooth over difficult situations. One the eve of a return trip to Europe, Mads Lange died in somewhat uncertain circumstances in Bali on 13th May 1856. His largely forgotten grave, guarded by a stone dalmation, can be found on a side street - Jalan Tuan Lange, just off Bali's busy bypass to Kuta.


 

EARLY KINGDOMS OF THE INDONESIAN ARCHIPELAGO AND THE MALAY PENINSULA
by Paul Michel Monoz
Price: US$25.00

"This book, which draws on a huge body of archaeological and documentary research, provides a much needed overview of the history of the Malay Peninsula and insular South-East Asia from its earliest times up till the 16th century. It also provides an in-depth analysis of the international context of the political, economic and social evolution of these kingdoms and so provides a useful background to the modern history of the region. This is an excellent book for those with a keen interest in the ancient history of the first kingdoms of the Malay Peninsula and Indonesian Archipelago".


 

FAMILY BUSINESS: A Case Study of Nyonya Meneer, One of Indonesia's Most Successful Traditional Medicine Companies
by Asih Sumardono and Mark Hanusz
Price: US$14.95

An exceptional account of Nyonya Meneer - an Indonesian company specialising in traditional herbal medicine and beauty care products, especially Jamu. Family Business is one of those rare books. For the first time, the inside story of one of Indonesia's largest traditional medicine companies is available in the English language. From the tales of the founder's struggles in raising a family and managing a company, to the passing of command to its second and third generations, Family Business is a real insider's account of how in business, everything is personal.


 

PRAMOEDYA POSTCOLONIALLY : (Re-) Viewing History, Gender and Identity in the Buru Tetralogy
by Razif Bahari
Price: US$29.99

This book by Razif Bahari of the National Institute of Education at Nanyang Technological University, concentrates on the way Indonesia's most well-known novelist, Pramoedya Ananta Toer tackles some imposing questions about Indonesia. He concentrates on the novels of the Buru quartet, which assume a variety of positions on the issues of national identity, history and gender. He examines the way Pramoedya deals with perceptions of historical experience, the concept of a national and a close look at the Dutch Colonial rule and internal social Javanese feudalism.


 

THE CENTHINI STORY.
The Javanese Journey of Life
by Soewito Santoso
Price: US$45.00

Serat Centhini on which this volume is based, is one of Indonesia's oldest surviving manuscripts dating back to 1814. It is an encyclopaedic work written in the form of poetry and song by court scholars of the Surakarta royal palace. The original 12 volumes no longer exist and the reason behind their loss is a mystery, but th exact copies made in the late 1800's are housed in The Netherlands and in the royal libraries of Java. Serat Centhini encompasses art, music, dance, ceremonies, divination, magic, religion, spiritualism as well as practical matters concerning housing and health.


 

MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION IN INDONESIA AND SOUTHEAST ASIA
Stepping into the Unfamiliar
Editors: Kamato Sunato, Russell Hiang-Khng Heng, Achmad Fedyani Saifuddin
US$5.00

All the essays collected in this book are the results of the Multicultural Education Workshop held in 2003 at the University of Indonesia. Initiated by the Jurnal Anthropologi Indonesia, this workshop intended to throw light upon the multicultural aspects in education. Witnessing the dynamics of a country composed of societies with a wide range of cultural diversities, those who keep a close eye on Indonesia's social-cultural issues grasp the importance of the role played by education. Therefore, discussions about how the curriculum should be constructed, implemented and evaluated in order to be relevant to Indonesia's multicultural society are always of great value.


 

MAIDEN VOYAGES : Eastern Indonesian Women on the Move
by Catharina Purwani Williams
Price:vUS$25.00

Maiden Voyages is a fascinating, unusual study of the centrality, impact and place of sea travel on the lives of women in Eastern Indonesia. It shows how women there travel constantly by sea, to move between islands, to urban centres and even overseas. In doing so, they negotiate and cross and re-make their social boundaries. This book shows how sea voyages recreate their identities. It is based on research of contemporary rural and semi-rural women in the East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia.


 

CONTEMPORARY MARITIME PIRACY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA: History, Causes and Remedies
by Adam J. Young
Price: US$30.00

This book explores contemporary maritime piracy in Southeast Asia by exploring the depth and breadth of historical piracy as a causative factor. The threat to life and property posed by piracy is relatively low, but significant given the strategic nature of these waterways that link the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Piracy is emblematic of broader issues of weak state control in the region. Maritime piracy will never be completely eliminated, but with a progressive economic and political agenda aimed at changing the environment from which piracy is emerging, it could once again become the exception rather than the rule.


 

EAST TIMOR: Beyond Independence
Editors: Damien Kingsbury and Michael Leach
Price: US$35.00

This is the most comprehensive study of East Timor since independence. It examines the major themes of Border Security, Development, Politics, Resource and Land Management, Education and Language policy. Covering the era from independence referendum of August 1999 to the political crisis of 2006 and future prospects and challenges. This book is an invaluable resource for understanding the challenges facing the first new nation of the 21st century.


 

INDONESIA: Democracy and the Promise of Good Governance
Editors: Ross H. McLeod, Andrew MacIntyre
Price: US$19.90

The success or failure of democratic reform in Indonesia is a key question for Indonesia itself and for the surrounding region. Although Indonesia's transition to democracy holds out the promise of good governance, this cannot be taken for granted as the recent military take-over in Thailand shows. This book is about the challenge of making democracy work in Asia's third largest nation.


 

ISLAMIC TERRORISM IN INDONESIA : Myths and Realities
Editors:Marika Vicziany and David Wright-Neville
US$25.00

Since 2003, the subject of Islam and terrorism in Indonesia has become more important as people and governments continue to struggle to understand the nature and origins of militancy and how best to respond to it. This book attempts to shed some light on the questions such as : What is really happening in Indonesia? To what extent is Jemaah Islamiyah parochial and to what extent does it reflect wider regional networks tracing their origins to Al Qaeda? This collection contributes to a better understanding of Indonesia and of Islam and the relationship of both to regional and global stability.


 

Tourism, Development and Terrorism in Bali
by Michael Hitchcock and I Nyoman Darma Putra
Price: US$99.95

This book investigates tourism as a form of globalization within the context of the island of Bali, which has been voted the world's top island destination for the third time running. In particular, the book analyses crisis management with regard to the Bali Bombings, the impact of the bombings on the tourism development cycle and investigates the motives of the bombers.

"This is the first comprehensive study of Bali in 15 years, and most importantly the first book since the Bali bombings to explain not only the impact of those bombings, but also the factors in Bali that led to them. This book provides unique insights into how Balinese perceive themselves in these contexts, and how they have reacted to those pressures". Professor Adrian Vickers, The University of Sydney.


 

THE IMAGE OF THE OTHER AS ENEMY
Radical Discource in Indonesia
by Muhammad Iqbal Ahnaf
Price: US$12.00

"The book analyzes the systematic construction of the image of the Other, that is, non-Muslims, by two radical Islamic groups, Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) and Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia (MMI). The author documents discourse patterns in the groups' publications and speeches stereotyping non-Muslims as hostile towards Islam and imagining Islam's imminent victory after an inevitable clash with all other civilizations. Although these groups do not engage in physical violence, the author categorizes their efforts to stereotype non-Muslims as 'symbolic violence'. Moreover, in the long run, their activities my be counterproductive because of the religious and ethnic pluralism of Indonesian society". Muhammad Iqbal Ahnaf is a lecturer and researcher at the Center for Religious and Cross-Cultural Studies at Gadjah Mada University and at Darul Ulum Islamic University, Lamongan, Indonesia.


 

MUSLIM WOMEN AND SPORTS IN THE MALAY WORLD:
The Crossroads of Modernity and Faith
by Wirdati Mohammad Radzi
Price: US$12.00

This book examines the challenges faced by young Muslim women athletes from Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia in competitive sports. The book begins with a valuable socio-historical survey of the Malay world before, during and after colonization. The author focuses in on contemporary social dynamics, including the emergence of Muslim women competing at the international level. Through surveys and interviews she captures the athlete's experiences and perspectives as they compete, often under rules that conflict with Islamic practice.


 

THE LION AND THE GADFLY
Dutch Colonialism and the spirit of E.F.E.Douwes Dekker
by Paul Van Der Veur
Price: US$65.00

This political biography reveals the turbulent life of E.F.E.Douwes Dekker, the son of a Dutch father and a German-Javanese mother and born in Java in 1879. He followed a career in journalism in Indonesia and this led him to the concept of racial equality and national independence. After the formation of the Partai Indonesia, a clampdown by the colonial government saw him exiled 1913. He returned at the conclusion of WW1 and by the time the Republic of Indonesia was proclaimed he emerged as a close friend and political advisor to President Soekarno.


 

LISTENING TO AN EARLIER JAVA
Aesthetics, gender, and the music of wayang in Central Java
by Sarah Weiss
Price: US$49.00

In this book, ethnomusicologist Sarah Weiss, herself a gamelan musician who has directed ensembles in Australia and the USA over many years, examines for the first time the musical practices, concepts, stories, changing historical circumstances and myths that have shaped "female-style" gender playing into a uniquely significant mode of artistic practice.

This study of the musical synergy between the puppeteer and his female accompanist describes the ways in which shifting gender constructions have helped to shape and change Central Javanese music and theatre performance practice while throwing new light on the history of Javanese gender relations and culture.


 

JOURNEYS OF DESIRE
A Study of the Balinese text Malat
by Adrian Vickers
Price: US$49.00

From the late seventeenth century until the Dutch conquest of the early twentieth century Bali was ruled by a set of competing kingdoms. This study of the Balinese text Kidung Malat is the first work in Indonesian historical studies to analyse the main ideology of these Balinese kingdoms. It does so by demonstrating how the performance and presentation of the text presented an image of the ideal prince to both rulers and subjects.

The Kidung Malat exemplifies courtly ideology through its descriptions of the adventures of kinds and princes from the era of the medieval kingdoms of East Java. It is one of the longest and most complex of a set of narratives called Panji stories, which originated in East Java and spread throughout Southeast Asia. This book is also the first extensive historical analysis of the Panji story, combining textual analysis with the study of the gambuh dance-drama in which the Malat is performed, and comparing these forms with paintings and other manifestations of the text.


 

PARTHAYANA
by Helen Creese
Price: US$52.00

For more than a millennium, the poets of Java and Bali have celebrated their deities, their patrons and the cult of beauty and love through the writing of kakawin. The Parthayana, (The Journey of Partha) is a kakawin written in Bali in the early eighteenth century in honour of the Dewa Agung of Klungkung, Surawirya (d. 1736). It relates the physical and spiritual journey of the Pandawa hero, Arjuna, as he undertakes a period of exile lasting twelve years and describes his romantic adventures. This edition of the Parthayana, together with an English translation and commentary provides insights into the practice of kakawin composition in Bali and places it in the wider context of Balinese literature.


 

PRINT, POETICS AND POLITICS
A Sumatran epic in the Colonial Indies and New Order Indonesia
by Susan Rodgers
Price: US$49.00

This study presents the text and first English translation of a Sumatran turi-turian or chanted epic called the tale of Datuk Tuongku Aji Malim Leman, the hero's name. This is a famous southern Batak story from the town of Sipirok. The version at issue, in the Angkola Batak language, was published as a folkloric but also rather novelistic printed paperback book for a popular southern Batak audience in 1941, at the end of Dutch colonial rule in the Indies. This study includes a lengthy anthropological interpretation of the 1941 text, seeing it as a work of both politics and art.


 

THE HOUSE OF OUR ANCESTORS
Precedence and Dualism in Highland Balinese Society
by Thomas Reuter
Price: US$55.00

The House of our Ancestors is a study of the Mountain Balinese or Bali Aga, an ethnic group with a distinct history and culture who are thought to be the indigenous people of Bali. In popular ideas of Balinese identity, the highland people feature as the conceptual counterpart to the royal houses established in the southern lowlands of the island. Hidden in the shadow of this courtly culture, the world of the highland Balinese as been largely ignored. This book explores their social organization and status economy from the perspective of an innovative theory of 'precedence'.


 

MEDIA, CULTURE AND POLITICS IN INDONESIA
by Krishna Sen and David T. Hill
Price: US$29.95

Media, Culture and Politics in Indonesia is about the institutions and policies that determine what Indonesians write, read, watch and hear. It covers the print media, broadcasts of radio and television, computers and the internet, videos, films and music. This book argues that the texts of the media can be understood in two broad ways: 1. as records of a "national" culture and political hegemony constructed by Suharto's New Order and 2. as contradictory, dissident, political and cultural aspirations that reflect the anxieties and preoccupations of Indonesian citizens.


 

PEACE IN ACEH : A Personal Account of the Helsinki Peace Process
by Damien Kingsbury

Price: US$19.95

Following nearly three decade of conflict and a series of failed ceasefire agreements, on 15th August 2005, the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and the Indonesian Government reached an historic peace agreement to end the fighting. The catalyst for the peace talks was the devastating tsunami of 26th December 2004 which left almost 170,000 dead or missing in Aceh and destroyed most of the populated lowlands. What eventuated was a "win-win" situation and a significant step in Indonesia's continuing process of reform. Peace in Aceh offers an insider's personal account of that peace process.


 

INDONESIAN COMMUNISM UNDER SUKARNO : Ideology and Politics, 1959 - 1965
by Rex Mortimer

Price: US$29.95

A timely re-issue of this important book by Professor Mortimer. After sketching the evolution of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) between the period 1951 to 1959 he analyses the ideas, programs and policies of the party during the period of "Guided Democracy", outlining how these ideas developed and were implemented.
Mortimer thoroughly examines the relationship between the Party and President Sukarno and offers new interpretations of the events leading up to the abortive coup and the bloody destruction of the PKI in 1965.

 

LANGUAGE AND POWER : Exploring Political Cultures in Indonesia
by Benedict R. O'G.Anderson

Price: US$29.95

Analysing a spectrum of examples from classical poetry to public monuments and cartoons, Anderson deepens our understanding of the interaction between modern and traditional notions of power, the mediation of power by language, and the development of national consciousness.


 

THE DECLINE OF CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY IN INDONESIA
by Herbert Feith

Price: US$29.95

An intensive study of Indonesian politics from the attainment of full Independence in December 1945 to the proclamation of martial law in March 1957 and President Soekarno's subsequent establishment of "Guided Democracy". This study is an attempt to discuss ways in which western political institutions are transformed when employed in non-western social settings and the obstacles to be overcome. This is a solid and scholarly account, but written in a way that is very accessible to the novice in the area of Indonesian politics.


 

AN INTRODUCTION TO INDONESIAN HISTORIOGRAPHY
Edited by Soedjatmoko and others

Price: US$29.95

A unique collection of essays from a variety of disciplines - such as economics, sociology, anthropology and international law. The problems of Indonesian historiography are presented not only from these differing social sciences by also from those of historians who differ in their approaches and interpretations. Included are some of Indonesia's leading scholars : Buchari, Hoesein Djajadiningrat, J. Noordyn, R.Soekmono, Tjan Tjoe Som, and John Bastin.


 

JAVA IN A TIME OF REVOLUTION : Occupation and Resistance 1944-1946
by Ben Anderson

Price: US$29.95

A detailed analysis of the Indonesian revolution of 1945. With a background of Javanese culture and the Japanese occupation Professor Anderson explores the origins of the revolutionary youth groups, the military, and the political parties to challenge conventional interpretations of revolutionary movements in Asia. Professor Anderson emphasizes that the critical role in the outbreak was played not by the dissatisfied intellectuals or by an oppressed working class, but by the youth of Indonesia. This is an in-depth study of the independence crisis in Indonesia.


 

BEING MODERN IN BALI : Image and Change
by Adrian Vickers (editor)
Price: US$20.00

A collection of eight essays organised around the theme of perceptions of modernity and tradition in Bali ranging from the nineteenth century to the present day. "The introductory essay by Adrian Vickers discusses 'being modern' in Bali and elsewhere in Indonesia. Raechelle Rubinstein uses a nineteenth-century poem to examine the complex links between royal patrons, Dutch missionary linguists, and writers keen to describe new developments using old literary forms". Also included are topical essays by Tilman Seebass, I Gusti Ngurah Bagus, Michel Picard, Fredrik E. DeBoer, Linda H. Connor, I Gusti Made Sutjaja.

 


 

BALI BLUES
by Jeremy Allan
Price: US$15.00


Bali Blues is a heart rending account of the year that followed the infamous 2002 suicide bomb that devastated the heart of the very famous beach resort of Kuta, Bali.It is a factual and insightful account of the way the local Balinese struggled to come to terms with such a tragedy on their peaceful Hindu island. Bali Blues examines a community coming to terms with a huge crisis as the residents struggled to understand the attack itself and why it occurred on their island. This book also examines the background of the attack and the growth of fanatical form of Islam that produced the terrorists responsible for this tragedy. Jeremy Allan is also the author of Jakarta Jive.

 

A HISTORY OF MODERN INDONESIA
By Adrian Vickers
Price: US$26.95


Adrian Vickers takes guidance from the wonderful writings of Indonesia's most well-known authors, Pramoedya Ananta Toer (1925-2006) as well as many other works of literature, art and history. A very comprehensively researched book that spans Indonesia's turbulent modern history from the colonial period, independence movement, the Sukarno period and on to the New Order of Suharto. It covers the political fallout of 1998 and the turmoil after the bombings of 2002.

 


 

SUHARTO: A Political Biography
by R. E. Elson
Price: US$26.95


A comprehensive look at Indonesia's long serving president, Suharto. Suharto rose to power from very humble beginnings and came to represent the face of "modern" Indonesia. Professor Elson is a leading historian and has researched volumes of material on this most extraordinary rise to absolute power over a very volatile country. The New Order established by Suharto may have officially ended in 1998 but its effects will be felt for many more years to come.

 


 

BALI EYE ON INDONESIA: An Intimate look at Indonesia's 'Isle of the Gods' and it's outreach
to other special places.
Edited By: Leonard Lueras
Price: US$35.00


Bali Eye on Indonesia focuses on the island of Bali's humanitarian outreach to other Indonesian provinces. Proceeds from this book go to Yayasan Kemanusiaan Indonesia - the Indonesian Humanitarian Foundation, a charitable organisation helping the sick and poor throughout Indonesia. One of the foundation's major projects is the operation of a community eye hospital and mobile clinics in Bali with outreach centres in South Kalimantan and Irian Jaya to provide surgery for cataracts and glaucoma - at no cost to needy patients. By purchasing this book you are assisting in providing these services.

 


 

MYSTICISM IN JAVA: IDEOLOGY IN INDONESIA
By Niels Mulder
Price: US$10


To understand the culture and politics of Java, Indonesia, it is paramount that one studies the mysticism of the island. This book, Mysticism in Java, will give you an insight into what lies behind the power plays in Indonesian political, cultural and business arenas.


 

COVARRUBIAS IN BALI
by Adriana Williams and Yu-Chee Chong
Price: US$55.00

Mexican artist Miguel Covarrubias (1904-1957), is well known for his thorough look at Bali during 1937 through his book, Island of Bali. This beautiful new volume reproduces for the first time Covarrubias' Balinese work, much of which has been hidden from public view since the 1930s. The book is divided into four sections. The first section looks at Covarrubias's two visits to Bali in the 1930s. The second section addresses the changes in his style during his Bali period. Covarrubias' most important gouaches, oil and watercolour paintings from 1930 to 1936 are exhibited in the third section. The book closes with a chronology of his life, a selection of his wife Rose's Bali photos and some of his field notes. A truly beautiful book for those interested in Covarrubias himself and for the avid art enthusiasts.

 


 

DREAMSEEKERS Indonesian Women as Domestic Workers in Asia
by Dewi Anggraeni
Price: US$15.00

In Dreamseekers: Indonesian Women as Domestic Workers in Asia, veteran journalist Dewi Anggraeni, in conjunction with the International Labour Organization, uncovers the hidden world of domestic helpers from all points of view: the employers, the agents, the governments, the NGOs, and most importantly the workers themselves. This first-hand account of the struggles and successes is described in vivid detail, and Dreamseekers is a must-read by anyone interested in the plight of these remarkable women.

 


 

BUTTERFLIES OF BALI
By Victor Mason and Illustrations by PINK
Price: US$75.00
Hard Cover Edition in Special Presentation Box

This full colour book provides a rare portrayal of Bali's rich and varied butterfly population. Superbly illustrated and accompanied by concise, informative descriptions of more than 80 species, it combines personal anecdote with snippets of Bali's history and depictions of its natural phenomena. In addition, it provides an insight into the mysteries of the traditional naming system. Author Victor Mason is a renowned ornithologist and he has written many books about the island that has been his home for the past 35 years. Balinese artist Pink has worked with Victor Mason over an extended period to capture and record Bali's butterflies. Drawing from real life specimens in meticulous detail and rich colours, Pink has provided a vibrant record of these beautiful creatures, in their actual size, depicted in their natural habitat.

 


 

SEX,POWER & NATION: An Anthology of Writings, 1979-2003
by Julia Suryakusuma
Price: US$12.00

An anthology of 20 stimulating essays by political and social analyst Julia Suryakusuma. Often described as one of Indonesia's leading public intellectuals, she offers here an innovative interpretation of Indonesia's life, structure and recent history. Included is an insight into the official and often manipulative use of established women's organizations.

 


 

BALI CHRONICLES
A Lively Account of the Island's History from Early Times to the 1970's
by Willard A. Hanna
Introduction by Adrian Vickers
Price: US$16.00

An historical account of the journey from "the Paradise island of the Pacific" to "Cultural Tourism". Bali faced the choice between economic decay or the cultural decadence of cultural tourism. With the changing economic scene, the changing political scene and the arrival of European visitors in the 1920's and 1930's who soon relayed to all the beauty and charm of this idyllic island, all of which made a huge impact on the "real" and "unspoiled" Bali. A fascinating look at this transitional period in Balinese history.


CONVERSATIONS WITH DIFFERENCE
Essays from Tempo Magazine
by Goenawan Mohamad
Price: US $18.50

Goenawan Mohamad ws born in 1941 and in 1947 his father ws executed by the occupying Dutch military force. In the 1960's, as a young poet and journalist, he left Indonesia to study abroad. Returning 1971 he co-founded Tempo Magazine, a weekly news magazine which was outspoken in its views Tempo was heralded as an Independent Voice in an increasingly controlled political environment. It was eventually banned in 1994. Goenawan Mohamad is undoubtedly Indonesia's most prominent essayist.


WHO DID THIS TO OUR BALI
by Dewi Anggraeni
Price: US$20.00

On October 12, 2002, Bali seemed to crumble overnight, when hundreds of tourists and locals who were enjoying themselves became victims of two horrific bomb blasts. The bombs took the lives of 202 people - 88 of whom were Australians, and severely injured many more.

The Bali bombing brought Australians closer to the terror which has dominated world headlines for over a year. Dewi Anggraeni's book - Who Did This To Our Bali? - presents a comprehensive summary of the event, the investigation and the main perpetrators.

Dewi's work as an Indonesian journalist in Australia puts her in a unique position to observe and understand how the tragedy of the Bali bombing has played out in Australia, Bali and elsewhere in Indonesia.



A SHORT HISTORY OF BALI
Indonesia's Hindu Realm
by Robert Pringle
Price: US$22.50

A Short History of Bali covers the entire history of this mysterious island, from before the Bronze Age to the presidency of Megawati Sukarnoputri and the tragedy of the Kuta bombings on 12th October 2002. Also included in this work are chapters on recent economic growth, massive tourist development and the environmental problems that this brings.


INTEL: Inside Indonesia's Intelligence Service
by Ken Conboy
Price: US$14.99

The inside story of Indonesia's Secret Intelligence agency, BIN (Badan Intelijen Negara). Understanding BIN is the key to understanding the politics and security issues of Indonesia. Intel is an up-to-date insight into contemporary Indonesia, its recent history and international terrorism. From the activities and subsequent captures of both Faruq and Hambali to the Indonesian operations of al-Qaeda, this book provides far more detail and insight than previously available.


KOPASSUS : Inside Indonesia's Special Forces
by Ken Conboy
Price: US$19.95

In the wake of the Bali Bombing of October 2002 and the subsequent investigations into terrorist organisations in Indonesia this book is compelling reading for all. It endeavours to uncover the secret contemporary history of Indonesia's internal conflicts over the last 50 years and tries to help us gain an understanding of "Kopassus" - Indonesia's Special Forces.


JAKARATA JIVE: A Story of Survival in a City of Upheaval
by Jeremy Allan
Price: US$15

Jeremy Allan, a long-time resident of Indonesia, presents here varied experiences and emotions of people in Jakarta during the upheavals between May 1998 and the fall of the Indonesian president, President Suharto. It was a chaotic period but also a period full of hope for the future.


INDONESIAN ISLAM : Social Change through Contemporary Fatawa
by M. B. Hooker
Price: US$27.50

An important and timely book which examines how modern Indonesian Islamic thinking has responded to changes in social and cultural practice since the 1920s, and in particular how the authorities have ruled on 'contemporary' subjects such as football, real estate, abortion, organ transplants and the role of women.


No Regrets: Reflections of a Presidential Spokesman
by Witoelar Wimar
Price: US$10.00

“Gus Dur, you need some help. You are facing political sabotage and a hostile media. You need some kind of spokesman to explain and clarify your views so ordinary Indonesians can understand. You need someone like Wimar Witoelar”. “No”, Gus Dur replied, “I don’t need someone like Wimar Witoelar. I need Wimar Witoelar”.

Gus Dur (Abdurrahman Wahid), was president of Indonesia from October 1999 to July 2001 and the author of this book was the presidential spokseman for ten of these months. He is widely known as a journalist and media personality and offers insightful assessments on Indonesia’s political path and on Indonesia’s past politics.


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SHOPSMART BALI & LOMBOK
by Andrew Charles, Bill Dalton, Susi Johnston, Rachel Lovelock, Jane Marsden, Kate Park & Kristi Ross
Price: US$30.99

SHOPSMART BALI & LOMBOK is the only objective guidebook written specifically with the shopper in mind. Indispensible local lore on the hot spots - and sales - is complemented by detailed maps and reviews on retail and wholesale outlets. Bargaining, buyer pitfalls, cultural insights and apres-retail details are explained by expert writers who have lived in Bali for up to 25 years. Shopsmart Bali & Lombok commits 10% of its profits to local charities and uses environmentally friendly paper.


 

THE NATURAL GUIDE TO BALI
Edited by Anne Gouyon
Price: US$24.95

Experience and explore the Island of the Gods – naturally. Let The Natural Guide to Bali lead you from the busy beaches and tourist traps to exquisite rice paddies and pristine seashores. Discover the best of Bali's diving, surfing, sailing, hiking and bird watching. Meet the people of Bali at work and play in their own villages. Learn the secrets of Balinese dancing, gong playing, painting and cooking. Featuring a unique eco-rating system leading you to great hotels, restaurants, dive centres, trekking guides and craft shops doing their best to preserve Bali's nature and culture and benefit its vibrant communities.


 

INDONESIA TRAVEL MAP
Price: US$8.95

This is a fully updated edition and is an excellent map of the Indonesian archipelago. Easy to use and quite compact. A very useful map for your travels around Indonesia.


 

BALI STREET ATLAS
2nd Edition
Price: US$19.95

With the constant rise of tourism in Bali there has been a great demand for a comprehensive Bali Street Atlas. This atlas is suitable for both tourists�and residents of Bali with 66 full colour maps and a convenient index of places and street names. It is a quarto size allowing for easy travel and storage and is on a simple grid system.


 

BALI TRAVEL MAP
2005/2006 Edition
Price: US$8.95

The Bali Travel Map is a fully updated edition. It is easy to read and ideal for the traveler to this picturesque island.


 

BALI PATHFINDER MAP
Price: US$5.95

A very interesting and colourful map of Bali. This is an ideal map for walking around the gorgeous village of Ubud and the other major villages and towns of Bali.


 

UBUD SURROUNDINGS MAP
Price: US$5.95

Ubud Surroundings map is an extremely useful one with lots of colour and detail to outline the best routes to take whether walking or driving around Ubud. It highlights many of the important attractions in and around Ubud including museums, galleries, accommodations and other places of interests.

 

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INDONESIAN IDIOMS AND EXPRESSIONS
Colloquial Indonesian at Work
by Christopher Torchia
Price: US$19.95

Indonesian Idioms and Expressions is a collection of Indonesian slang, expressions, proverbs, quotations and acronyms. This book is an informal compendium and offers a commentary on the origins of these Indonesian Expressions as well as insights into Indonesian culture, customs and history.


 

TUTTLE BALINESE - ENGLISH DICTIONARY
by Norbert Shadeg
Price: US$49.95

An invaluable resource for the Balinese language. This Balinese-English dictionary provides a complete listing, with clear English translations and explanations of current terms used in modern Balinese. This dictionary has been compiled by Norbert Shadeg who spent over 60 years in Bali researching the Balinese language and Balinese Culture. He was curator of the Widya Wahana Library in Denpasar, Bali.


 

TUTTLE CONCISE INDONESIAN DICTIONARY
Indonesian/English and English/Indonesian
by A. L. N. Kramer, Willie Koen and Katherine Davidsen
Price: US$16.95

The Tuttle Concise Indonesian Dictionary is a very compact and easy-to-use Indonesian dictionary. It is currently the most up-to-date Indonesian Dictionary containing over 20,000 entries.


 

TUTTLE POCKET INDONESIAN DICTIONARY
Indonesian/English and English/Indonesian
by Katherine Davidsen
Price: US$14.95

A very portable and lightweight volume that comprises of Indonesian to English and English to Indonesian entries that is designed for travellers to Indonesia. A very helpful and user-friendly Indonesian Dictionary.


 

TALK NOW! Learn Indonesian. Essential Words and Phrases for Absolute Beginners
(CD Rom)
Price: US$45.00

Talk Now! is the world's best selling language learning CD Rom series for beginners, used by more than three million people. Ideal for travellers, tourists, business people, school children, students and families. There are nine topics, first words, food colours, phrases and parts of the body, numbers, time, shopping and countries. Complete with games and puzzles to keep you amused whilst you learn! System Requirements: Windows 95 or better/Mac OS 9 or OS X, Colour Display, Sound Card, CD Rom or DVD Rom Drive, Microphone (recommended).

 


 

UNDERSTANDING INDONESIAN GRAMMAR
by James Neil Sneddon
A student’s reference and workbook
Price: US$35.00

Understanding Indonesian Grammar is a combined workbook and reference book with clear practical exercises that can be used with any Indonesian Language Course. It is suited to both teachers and students and each unit can be studied independently. James Neil Sneddon PhD is an Associate Professor in the school of languages in Griffith University and is also the author of Indonesian Reference Grammar.


INDONESIAN REFERENCE GRAMMAR
by James Neil Sneddon
Price: US$35.00

The Indonesian Reference Grammar provides a very comprehensive description of the structure of the indonesian Language. It is written in a non-technical mannner and is easily accessible to students who have no linguistic background as well as teachers of language. It has extensive cross-referencing and a comprehensive index. James Neil Sneddon PhD is also the author of Understanding Indonesian Grammar.


THE LEARNER’S DICTIONARY OF TODAY’S INDONESIAN
by George Quinn
Price: US$40.00

The Indonesian Reference Grammar provides a very comprehensive description of the structure of the indonesian Language. It is written in a non-technical mannner and is easily accessible to students who have no linguistic background as well as teachers of language. It has extensive cross-referencing and a comprehensive index. James Neil Sneddon PhD is also the author of Understanding Indonesian Grammar.


PRACTICAL BALINESE: PHRASEBOOK & DICTIONARY
by Gunter Spitzing
Price: US$3.95

At last a simple Balinese phrasebook that will make your stay in Bali just that little bit more interesting. Being able to converse with the people will enhance your Bali sojourn and give you that extra insight into this complex and beautiful society.


BAHASA INDONESIA 1
by Yohanni Johns and Robyn Stokes
Price: US$29.95

NEW EDITION

Introduction to Indonesian Language and Culture Book 1. Presents a graded course in Bahasa Indonesian for those who wish to master the language through self study.


BAHASA INDONESIA 2
by Robyn Stokes, Yohanni Johns
Price: US$29.95

NEW EDITION

Introduction to  Indonesia Language and Culture Book 2.


EVERYDAY INDONESIAN
by Thomas G.Oey
Price: US$15.00

Teach yourself this fascinating language in a short time. A very comprehensive examination of the Indonesian Language today and it includes a 2000 word dictionary.


HOW TO MASTER INDONESIAN
by A.M. Almatsier
Price: US$5.00

A good basic grammar book suitable for the serious traveler and the beginner language student. Easy to read and pocket size for travel.


THE EASY WAY TO MASTER INDONESIAN
by A.M. Almatsier
Price: US$5.00

A basic grammar book suitable for the serious traveler and the beginner language student Easy to read and pocket size for travel.


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PRACTICAL INDONESIAN
by John Barker.
Price: US$3.95

A pocket-sized book that acts as a good communication guide aimed at travelers and tourists. It includes a handy glossary.


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POCKET DICTIONARY
Price: US$5.95

A pocket-sized Indonesian/English Dictionary that contains over 3000 most commonly used words. A brief guide to pronunciation and a general vocabulary appropriate for beginners and intermediates. Clearly laid out with very readable type this dictionary is ideal for students and travelers alike.


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TUTTLE'S CONCISE INDONESIAN DICTIONARY
by A.L.N. Kramer, Sr. and Willie Koen.
Price: US$18.95

Containing 18,000 entries and a very modern reference book.


LONELY PLANET INDONESIAN PHRASE BOOK
by Patrick Witton
4th Edition
Price: US$7.99

Widely accepted by travelers as one of the best phrase books on the market. This pocket sized guide includes color tables for quick reference, easy-to-follow pronunciation keys and two-way dictionaries.


AN ENGLISH-INDONESIAN DICTIONARY
by John M. Echols and Hassan Shadily
Price: US$15.00

A very popular dictionary widely used in Schools and University world wide.


AN INDONESIAN-ENGLISH DICTIONARY
by John M. Echols and Hassan Shadily
Price: US$15.00

A very popular dictionary widely used in Schools and University world wide.


KAMUS LENGKAP
by Prof. Drs.S.Wojowasito
Price: US$10.00

An English-Indonesian and Indonesian-English Dictionary in one volume.


English - Indonesian Dictionary
Disney
Price: US$10.00

This dictionary is an excellent tool to help young people learn the Indonesian Language. Complete with examples, entertaining pictures and accessible format.

 


 

Indonesia - English Dictionary
Disney
Price: US$10.00

This dictionary has been published especially with the young people in mind. Complete with funny and interesting pictures of the Disney characters, it contains examples of sentence structure and grammar forms.

 


FIELD GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF JAVA AND BALI
by John Mackinnon
Price: US$15.00

A very comprehensive guide to the marvelous birds of this area. Each bird family is introduced by a short general account and a key to the family. These keys are based on those of Delacour's "Birds of Malaysia" 1947 adapted for the avifauna of the Javan province and to emphasize field characters rather than measurements in the hand. Species order and English names follow those used in "Birds of South East Asia" by King et al (1975) since this is the most widely used field guide in the region. Species entries follow a standard format with a full description for each species, emphasizing key diagnostic characters.

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THE RAMAYANA
Re-told by Lynne Jessup
Illustrated by Ruth Glenn Little
Price:US$22.00

The Ramayana is a classic myth which originated in India and began as an oral epic. It has subsequently been written as poetry and as dramas, puppet theatre and dance dramas. It is an exceptional story and has been used throughout the years to illustrate good and evil. It appears in all these forms throughout South East and South Asia. This book has been written with the young adult reader in mind.


 

THE ABDUCTION OF SITA
Penguin Epics/R.K. Narayan
Price: US$10.00

A hero must save the woman he loves. Ravana, the Supreme Lord, has enslaved all the gods. Although he now rules the world, he cannot resist a beautiful woman. When he catches a glimpse of the princess Sita, he falls under her spell and steals her away. Her beloved husband, Rama, will do anything to get her back. With the help of the brave monkey Hanuman, he journeys across the world to find her. But the evil Ravana will not give up Sita without a fight.


 

CALON ARANG The Story of a Woman Sacrificed to Patriatrchy
Lyrical Prose
by Toeti Heraty
Price: US$22.95


The legend of Calon Arang is the story of an act of exorcism against a perceived witch and the balance between good and evil. Toeti Heraty has been inspired to retell this legend in a contemporary style and use it to depict the disparities between genders. Heraty is Indonesia's foremost feminist poet and through this retelling of Calon Arang brings attention to the causes and to the futility of the war between the sexes. Lavishly illustrating the story are stunning paintings by 21 of Indonesia's premier woman artists. Introduction by Carla Bianpoen and Afterword by Keith Foulcher, a collaborative project by Saritaksu Editions and Galeri Cemara.


 

CHILDREN'S FAVORITE BALINESE STORIES
by Trina Bohan-Tyrie (Illustrations),
Victor Mason Hardcover - 96 pages
Price: US$16.95

Balinese Children¹s Favorite Stories is a collection of eleven stories narrated by the beautiful daughter of the king¹s adviser. Once upon a time, a girl is summoned to the royal chamber and from the moment she arrives, she captivates the king with her fascinating stories and radiant spirit. The tales in this collection include: The Haughty Toad, The Saintly Stork, The Rajah who Lost His Head, A Tale of Two Sisters, The Dog who Flattered a Crow, and many more


FOLK TALES FROM INDONESIA
by Dr. S.D.B.Aman
Price: US$5.00

 

A wonderful collection of tales from Aceh to Roti. Tales such as “The Strange Porridge” from Roti and “Why the People of To’po do not eat Hedgehog Meat?” and an extensive vocabulary of unusual words used throughout the stores.


FOLK TALES FROM BALI AND LOMBOK
by Margaret Muth Alibasah
Price: US$5.00

 

How was Lake Batur formed, and how did the Bali Strait come into being? Where did Mount Rinjani get its name? And who irrigated the beautiful terraced rice fields of Bali and built its many temples? Long years ago these questions and the answers to them became the myths and legends of the people of Bali and Lombok, told and retold down to the present day.


 


THE RAMAYANA
by Sunardjo Haditjoroko M.A.
Price: US$5.00

A concise version of this very famous Asian tale that is the basis of many dance and drama performances all over Asia.



OTHER FOLK TALES FROM INDONESIA
by S.D.B.Aman
Price: US$5.00

More wonderful Indonesian Folk Tales from across the archipelago. Including tales such as Mambang Linau’s Dance from the island of Riau to Inkonkulsuri from West Irian. An interesting collection with a vocabulary in the back of the book.


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REVOLT IN PARADISE
by K'tut Tantri
Price: US$7.50

This is the story of one woman's adventures in a foreign land during a time of great turbulence. Her story is packed full of dangerous incidents and dangerous liasons. K'tut Tantri was looking for a land of peace and beauty and she found it on the island of Bali. She fell in love with the Balinese people and the Balinese culture and spent 15 years living in the palace of Prince Anak Agung Nura till war broke out and her peaceful life was shattered. She was captured, tortured and imprisoned and then, near death, finally released. An extraordinary personal account and finally reprinted.


 

MADS LANGE - The Bali Trader and Peacemaker
by Peter Bloch, Leonard Luras, Gustaaf Scouten
Price: US$39.99

Mads Lange was a native Dane who at the age of 17 landed on the shores of Lombok in 1834. He forged an alliance with the then Balinese King of Karangasem who was at war with the Lombok ruler of Mataram and then moved to establish a residence and trading centre on Kuta Beach. He was a clever businessman and maintained good relationships with a wide range of social and business partners. He established various business interests including a trade in "kepeng" coins from China, arms, gold, rice, silk and opium. He was reportedly disliked by Dutch colonial officials for his "fraternization" with local elements but his skills as a negotiator were frequently called upon to smooth over difficult situations. One the eve of a return trip to Europe, Mads Lange died in somewhat uncertain circumstances in Bali on 13th May 1856. His largely forgotten grave, guarded by a stone dalmation, can be found on a side street - Jalan Tuan Lange, just off Bali's busy bypass to Kuta.

 


 

ECHOES : Book Two, My Years in Indonesia 1949 - 1962
by Charlotte Clayton Maramis
Price: US$18.00

Charlotte Maramis married the young Manadonese son of a Lutheran Minister named Anton Maramis in 1947 whom she had met and married in Australia. The young Anton was a member of the Komite Pusat (KNIP Central Indonesian National Committee) when he was stationed in Australia during the second world war. He played a key role in fighting for the rights of the Indonesian seamen in Australia. He and Charlotte returned to Indonesia in 1949 and it is here that the book picks up the story of a young woman and her extraordinary tale of her life and times in Indonesia. She became a journalist and worked for many years as a columnist with the Indonesian Observer, edited and published by Herawati Diah, whose husband owned and operated Merdeka Press. The book has many anecdotes of the key people and events of that time and is written in a friendly and informal style that is really appealing.


 

PRAMOEDYA POSTCOLONIALLY : (Re-) Viewing History, Gender and Identity in the Buru Tetralogy
by Razif Bahari
Price: US$29.99

This book by Razif Bahari of the National Institute of Education at Nanyang Technological University, concentrates on the way Indonesia's most well-known novelist, Pramoedya Ananta Toer tackles some imposing questions about Indonesia. He concentrates on the novels of the Buru quartet, which assume a variety of positions on the issues of national identity, history and gender. He examines the way Pramoedya deals with perceptions of historical experience, the concept of a national and a close look at the Dutch Colonial rule and internal social Javanese feudalism.


 

AROK OF JAVA
by Pramoedya Ananta Toer
Translated by Max Lane
Price: US$25.00

"It is the 13th century in Java. Rebelliousness stirs among peasant farmers and Brahmin priests alike. Slavery has returned and men, women and children labour to find gold for Java's rulers. Bearing the symbols of spiritual power, a young scholar-bandit and rebel appears, called Arok - he who upturns everything. As the rebellion spreads, it is Arok himself whom the rulers employ to suppress it. Thus emerges one of the epic political conspiracies of Javanese history. At stake is power in Java itself, the Lady Consort Dedes, and an end to slavery and oppression. This novel presents Pramoedya's version of a great legend emerging out of the mists of historical past, is a tale of palace politics, conspiracy and revolution. It sets out the beginning of historical process that began on Java and gives the most vivid picture of the political, cultural and social forces which Pramoedya sees as having remained crucial until even today: the castes of the Brahman intellectuals, the Satria military and the Sudra, the people, the farmers, the artisans and labourers." The author Pramoedya Ananta Toer (1925-2006) is regarded as Indonesia's greatest novelist.


 

THE CENTHINI STORY.
The Javanese Journey of Life
by Soewito Santoso
Price: US$45.00

Serat Centhini on which this volume is based, is one of Indonesia's oldest surviving manuscripts dating back to 1814. It is an encyclopaedic work written in the form of poetry and song by court scholars of the Surakarta royal palace. The original 12 volumes no longer exist and the reason behind their loss is a mystery, but th exact copies made in the late 1800's are housed in The Netherlands and in the royal libraries of Java. Serat Centhini encompasses art, music, dance, ceremonies, divination, magic, religion, spiritualism as well as practical matters concerning housing and health.


 

TERRA : A Bilingual Collection of Short Stories and Poems
Edited by Sandra Thidobeaux and Sitok Srengenge
Translations by Kadek Krishna Adidhama
Price: US$25.00

A Bilingual (English/Indonesian) collection of 65 short stories and poems by 45 authors that have appeared in the Northern Territory of Australia at the WordStorm Writers' Festival since 2004. An impressive list of Indonesian writers including: Ayu Utami, Nukila Amal, Linda Christianty, Dorothea Rosa Herliany and Sitok Srenenge. And an equally impressive list of Australian writers including the Aboriginal elder Alec Kruger, Frank Moorhouse, Miles Merrill, Alana Valentine, Dorothy Porter and Romaine Moreton. "......the powerful works in this collection speak to me with force and passion of matters of huge individual and political relevance to our region : freedom, belonging, fear, insecurity, identity" Kirsty Sword Gusmao, Timor-Leste.


 

THE ANAGRAM
by Laksmi Pamuntjak
Price: US$10.00

This is the second collection of poetry by Laksmi Pamuntjak which looks at the human condition, ordinary human existance in everyday life, of loss and love, of grief and regret, of acceptance and rebellion, of fear of the unmapped and delight in the new, of redemption and the possibility of grace. This volume also includes eight poems on Buru Island in From the Buru Notebook, which focuses on a period during President Suharto's administration (1965-1998), in which the island was turned into the site of a large penal colony where alleged communists and Communist Party sympathizers were detained for more than a decade without being formally charged or tried in a court.


 

TAKE ME TO PARADISE
by Jan Cornall
Price: US$10.00


A wonderfully descriptive novel that illuminates the deep affection felt by many Australians and Balinese towards one another. This book reminds us never to abandon our neighbours and encourages us to keep our hearts and minds open. The story itself centres on the journey of "Marilyn" from her complicated life in Australia to the lush green splendour of Ubud Bali. Set between the bombings of 2002 and 2005 we follow her quest for her "paradise" and for the meaning of "passion" in a post 9/11 world.

 

BEFORE DAWN : The Poetry of Sapardi Djoko Damono
Compiled and Translated by John H. McGlynn
Price: US$20.00


A beautifully hard-bound collection of poetic works by this most prolific and celebrated Indonesian Poet, educator and literary critic.133 poems offer a well-rounded view of the author's perspectives on life. Indeed these poems speak for "everyperson" as Sapardi can eloquently put into verse emotions and dreams which we all share. The translator, John McGlynn, is the co- founder of the Lontar Foundation, which has been instrumental in making available to the English language reader scores of Indonesian literary works.Stunning contemporary illustrations by Jeihan Sukmantoro.

 

GOENAWAN MOHAMAD : Selected Poems/Puisi Pilihan
Selected and Edited by Laksmi Pamuntjak
Price: US$7.50


Goenawan Mohamad is most prominently known as the Chief Editor of Indonesia's weekly newsmagazine, Tempo, for 25 years. This edition is a revised collection of 65 poems written between 1961 and 2004 and they appear in both Indonesian and in English. There are several translators, namely Laksmi Pamuntjak, Hasif Amini, Nancy Florida, T. E. Behrend, Eddin Khoo, Rayya Makarim, Toenggoel P. Siagian and Goenawan Mohamad himself. This edition purports to emphasize that a work of translation should stand on its own right, as verse in its own language. Therefore, the poems in both languages are lyrical and can be read independently.

 

THEY SAY I'M A MONKEY
by Djenar Maesa Ayu
Price:US$8.50


A collection of short stories by a young Indonesian writer that shocked its readers with its liberal approach to sex as a central theme, when if first appeared in Indonesia in 2002. There are 11 stories depicting urban Jakarta and the inner lives of its inhabitants. The translator is Michael Nieto Garcia and he notes that "translating a collection of literary stories - demands pulling the reader gently toward the foreignness of the source language and culture". A very interesting and compelling insight into modern Indonesia.

 

THE DIARY OF R.S. Musings on Art
by Laksmi Pamuntjak
Price: US$8.00


It is hard to write a small synopsis on an exceptional collection of work such as this. So, let Laksmi Pamuntjak speak for herself: "These stories are not about paintings as a discourse..... Rather, they are my own musings in the imaginary worlds they open up : of venturing into the open space of its possibilities, of drawing out of it a glimpse of its mysteries, its secret life, and of pondering the eternal glow of what remains concealed". An exceptional collection of stories from this internationally acclaimed Indonesian writer.Elegantly interspersed with colourful reproductions of the paintings that inspired the stories it is a joy to hold and devour.

 

JATUH BISU/FALLING IN SILENCE
by Ketut Yuliarsa
Price: US$8.00

A bilingual (Indonesian and English) collection of contemporary Balinese Poems by one of Bali's leading poets.These poems contemplate the modern Balinese people's struggle between tradition and today's values.This compilation of work spans the period between 1996 and 2006 and includes the lyrical verse written for the theatre production of "The Theft of Sita" which toured throughout Europe, America and Australia in 2001/2.The poems are not literal translations but rather have been written and rewritten in both languages to enhance the reader's experience.

 


 

SAMAN
by Ayu Utami
Price: US$14.95

Saman is a story filtered through the lives of its feisty female protagonists and the enigmatic “hero” Saman. It is at once an exposé of the oppression of plantation workers in South Sumatra, a lyrical quest to understand the place of religion and spirituality in contemporary lives, a playful exploration of female sexuality and a story about love in all its guises, while touching on all of Indonesia’s taboos: extramarital sex, political repression and the relationship between Christians and Muslims.

 


 

A WOMAN OF INDEPENDENCE
by Kirsty Sword Gusmao
Price: US$19.95

As a young student visiting East Timor in the early 1990s, Kirsty Sword found herself deeply moved by the people she met and the stories she heard, and before long she found herself a passionate advocate of Timorese independence. Yet little did she know that her fervour for the cause would become intertwined with a very different sort of passion. Over the next decade, working as an undercover activist in Jakarta, Kirsty became an increasingly valuable operative within the East Timorese independence movement. In 1994 her work brought her into contact with the jailed leader of the resistance movement, the charismatic Xanana Gusmao. Through their letters, smuggled in and out of his prison, they fell in love.

 


 

THE JAVA MAN
by Jamie James
Price: US$15.00

For more than a hundred years, nothing has changed at Thistlewaite, a gloomy old mansion in rural England that shelters a community of poets and scholars with lots of money at their disposal but little common sense. Then a mysterious stranger, a poet from Java, arrives in their midst. Noor brings with him healing potions, a magic kris and a bawdy epic - fascinating glimpses of a world utterly remote to the innocent inhabitants. A gripping story from a very talented author.


DANCING OUT OF BALI
by John Coast
With a Forward by David Attenborough
Price: US$15.00

A fabulous memoir by John Coast finally reprinted for us all to enjoy. This is his personal tale of life in Bali during the revolution in Indonesia and his drive to bring a troupe of Balinese Dancers to London and Broadway. One of those dancers was the very famous and much loved 12 year old Ni Gusti Raka. She became a star overnight and captured the hearts of all the audiences. John Coast was born in England, interned by the Japanese during World War 11, sent to work on the Burma Railway and after the war became press attache to President Sukarno. Returning to England in the 1950's he became an international performing arts impresario. A wonderful tale of Balinese culture and dance.


SEMAR'S CAVE An Indonesian Journal
by John Mateer
Price: US$18.50

John Mateer's journal of his travels in Indonesia is a rare insight into the possibilities of real cultural exchange. From the time of his arrival in Medan, where his original intention was to write a handful of poems, he finds himself investigating Cape Malay culture. With a keen eye for detail and a fascination with watching everyday life Mateer was soon recording his daily experiences and then