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Indonesia, Etc.: Exploring the Improbable Nation
A compelling, entertaining and fascinating journey through one of the world's largest, most dynamic and most contradictory countries
Book Details
- Publisher: Granta Books
- Publish Date: May 1st, 2015
- Pages: 416
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 7.60in - 5.10in - 1.40in - 0.65lb
- EAN: 9781847086556
- Categories: • Asia - Southwest
Praise for this book
Intrepid and passionate, Elizabeth Pisani takes readers on board a hilarious series of jury-rigged forms of transportation, from bustling, insane Djakarta to the smallest and remotest islands and country villages of Indonesia. By the end, exhausted, dusty, thirsty, and laughing, we feel we know this idiosyncratic country in all its moving complexity. Profound, lasting, a masterpiece of its genre and so much fun! --Amy Wilentz, author of The Rainy Season and Farewell, Fred Voodoo"
Pisani not only travels a dizzying amalgam of the 13,500 islands that comprise Indonesia, but she also follows their history from the seventh century forward with fluidity and ease. There are few other books or authors to attempt such a daunting task. --Eliza Griswold, author of The Tenth Parallel"
A clear-eyed and smart look at a rising Asian giant that has defied all conventional wisdom A good read not only for those interested in Indonesia, but everyone who is thinking about how other developing countries too could rise above their internal problems to be improbable success stories. --Vali Nasr, author of The Dispensable Nation, and The Rise of Islamic Capitalism"
It's hard to imagine the energy, tenacity and intimate background knowledge needed to write this book. Luckily, Elizabeth Pisani has these qualities in droves. Read it, even if you don't think you're interested in Indonesia it s inspiring on so many levels, from the boundless curiosity and warmth of the author to the country s spectacular miracle of geo-political confidence and experimentation. --Emma Larkin, author of Everything is Broken and Secret Histories"
As close as we may come to a feet-on-the-street, impassioned and amusing understanding of the fourth-largest-populated country in the world. --Bruce Jacobs"
One of the year s most engrossing and edifying travelogues Pisani s book will stir up wonder and wanderlust in even the most experienced travelers. --Jim Gladstone"
Pisani is a force of nature A treasure of a volume. --Simon Winchester"
Fills a much-needed gap on literature about Indonesia an intimate portrait. --Lydia Tomkiw"
Beautifully written [and] richly entertaining. "
Exuberant and wise Pisani is an exceptionally resourceful observer of the ongoing battle to define Indonesia. --Pankj Mishra"