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In a nation where the military has played an influential social and political role since its founding, perhaps no unit has wielded more power–and seen more combat–than Kopassus, Indonesia’s Special Forces. From the jungles of Irian Jaya to … more

The extraordinary memoir of a war rape survivor.’How can you tell your daughters, you know? I mean, the shame, the shame was still so great. I knew I had to tell them but I couldn’t tell them face to face … so I decided to write it dow… more

IN A COUNTRY where talk of conspiracies is often a national pastime, the deepest, sometimes darkest, secrets have long been held by Indonesia’s State Intelligence Agency (Badan Intelijen Negara, or BIN). Whether targeting communist diplomat… more

A #1 bestseller in Europe, CHILD OF THE JUNGLE tells the remarkable story of a childhood and adolescence spent caught between two modes of existence-jungle life and Western “civilization.” Sabine Kuegler was five years old when her family-… more

Mohammad Hatta, the first Vice President and joint proclaimer of the Republic of Indonesia, was a man who devoted almost his entire life to an ideal. From his early years until his death in 1980, the issue of Indonesian freedom overshadowed… more

Don’t have time to catch up on your favorite book series? Breve Books has made it easy. With wiki-content for your Kindle you can read summaries of your favorite books and series! In this book read up on the summary of Elizabeth Gilbert’s b… more

“Excerpt from the book…”It was a gloomy evening. A small group of fishermen were standing—atthe end of a rough wooden pier projecting out into the water and formingthe southern side of the mouth of a small river

In writing this book we have aimed at presenting a clear picture of the pagan tribes of Borneo as they existed at the close of the nineteenth century. We have not attempted to embody in it the observations recorded by other writers, althoug… more

Over the past century, the world has seen a sustained decline in the proportion of people living in poverty, but climate change could challenge poverty reduction efforts. On the Poverty and Welfare Impacts of Climate Change: Quantifying the… more

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In the last years of the twentieth century, longtime journalist Richard Lloyd Parry found himself in the vast island nation of Indonesia, one of the most alluring, mysterious, and violent countries in the world. For thirty-two years, it had… more

With the Asia-Pacific in the midst of a power transition, the international environment facing Indonesia is becoming increasingly complex. As regional competition intensifies, Indonesia’s ability to harness larger powers’ influence in pursu… more

With a Lonely Planet guidebook you’ll get the best out of your Indonesian trip. Our 9th edition of Indonesia will take you to the best beaches and bars in Bali, through lush paddy fields in Sumatra, diving with turtles off the Gilis in Lomb… more

For centuries, reports of man-eating tigers in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore have circulated, shrouded in myth and anecdote. This fascinating book documents the relationship between the ‘big cat’ and humans in this area during the 350-y… more

Ever since my camping life with the aborigines of Queensland, many years ago, it has been my desire to explore New Guinea, the promised land of all who are fond of nature and ambitious to discover fresh secrets. In furtherance of this purpo… more

Almost Paradise is a short and entertaining travelogue about Kotok Island, one of the Thousand Islands in Indonesia. A trainee in Jakarta takes a weekend trip with her friend and meets unexpected adventures on an island as perfect as a pict… more

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Society in the Keo region of the eastern Indonesian island of Flores reveals a pervasive pairing of villages, clans, and other groups. This work studies such pairing, using results from fieldwork conducted by the author over a period of fif… more

Book 2 in the Adventure Mission series!Two years on, and the twins, Jamie and Helen, are heading to the tiny Indonesian island of Gili Air with their parents.Ever wanted to make a dugout canoe, go snorkelling, or live on an island without e… more

This ebook is complete with linked Footnotes, linked Index and linked Table of Content making navigation quicker and easier.The first volume of this work, which comprised the Gifford Lectures given by me at St. Andrews in the years 1911 and… more