Java: A Travellers' Anthology

by James R. Rush

Capturing the many diverse images and perceptions of Java recorded over the last 600 years, this entertaining volume brings together accounts of this enchanting tropical island by thirty-five Western travellers, most of them English or American. Their writings span the years from the earliest European contacts with the island, beginning with the 1330 impressions of Friar Odoric, to Richard Crithfield's account of his return to Java in 1985. Through...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9676530824
• ISBN13: 9789676530820
• Release Date: June 1996
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.1" x 7.8"