ISBN10: 0819147583, ISBN13: 9780819147585, [publisher: University Press of America] Softcover
[Milano, MI, Italy] [Publication Year: 1992]

ISBN10: 0819147583, ISBN13: 9780819147585, [publisher: University Press of America] Softcover New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
[Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1992]

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Paperback / softback. New. Translated from the original Dutch by Agnes Louise Symmers and originally published by Alfred A. Knopf, this collection of letters was written by the daughter of a Javanese civil servant in the Dutch colonial government. ISBN 0819147583 9780819147585 [GB]

New. Translated from the original Dutch by Agnes Louise Symmers and originally published by Alfred A. Knopf, this collection of letters was written by the daughter of a Javanese civil servant in the Dutch colonial government. She had been permitted the unusual privilege of attending a Dutch elementary school, but then returned home to seclusion during her adolescence, as was the Indonesian custom for women. The letters provide a fascinating picture of the life and spirit of the time during the period when Java was undergoing intimate contact with Western civilization. Through her writings she became a spokesman for the liberation and education of women, as well as an advocate for Indonesian nationalist aspirations. Co-published with the Asia Society. ISBN 0819147583 9780819147585 [GB]