A Certain Age: Colonial Jakarta through the Memories of Its Intellectuals

by Rudolf Mrázek

Book Overview

A Certain Age is an unconventional, evocative work of history and a moving reflection on memory, modernity, space, time, and the limitations of traditional historical narratives. Rudolf Mr zek visited Indonesia throughout the 1990s, recording lengthy interviews with elderly intellectuals in and around Jakarta. With few exceptions, they were part of an urban elite born under colonial rule and educated at Dutch schools. From the early twentieth...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822346974
• ISBN13: 9780822346975
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"