Engineers of happy land : technology and nationalism in a colony / Rudolf Mrázek.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mrázek, Rudolf.

Contributor:

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Series:

Princeton studies in culture/power/history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nationalism.

History.

Nationalism and technology.

Technology--Social aspects.

Civilization.

Indonesia--Civilization--20th century.

Indonesia.

Technology--Social aspects--Indonesia.

Technology.

Nationalism and technology--Indonesia.

Nationalism--Indonesia--History--20th century.

Indonesia--History--1798-1942.

Local Subjects:

Indonesia--History--1798-1942.

Physical Description:

xvii, 311 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2002]

Summary:

"This book is both analytically daring and historically informative. I know of no work of colonial history, for Southeast Asia or elsewhere, that is comparable in its scope or power to illuminate--not to mention the zest and wit it brings to a potentially dry topic. There a many intriguing insights, startling images, and profound interpretations."--Mary Margaret Steedly, Harvard University

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [285]-301) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

0691091617

0691091625

OCLC:

47696825