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Surviving The Influenza; The Use Of Traditional Medicines To Combat The Spanish Flu In Colonial Indonesia, 1918-1919, Ravando Ravando
Surviving The Influenza; The Use Of Traditional Medicines To Combat The Spanish Flu In Colonial Indonesia, 1918-1919, Ravando Ravando
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
The Spanish flu pandemic of 1918-1919 was widely regarded as the deadliest in modern history, claiming more lives than World War I. Colonial Indonesia was not spared. Several scholars have estimated that around 1.5 to 4.37 million people in the colony perished, making the death rate one of the highest in Asia. In the midst of the chaos and confusion caused by the pandemic, many people in colonial Indonesia turned to traditional medicines, particularly the poorer members of society who were inexperienced in Western medicine. Herbal treatment was considered a viable option for those who frequently faced discrimination when visiting …
Endangered; When Newspaper Archives Crumble, History Dies, Gerry Van Klinken
Endangered; When Newspaper Archives Crumble, History Dies, Gerry Van Klinken
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
Historians accept the death of oral sources, but expect newspaper archives in state institutions to be available for ever. Yet the majority of Indonesian newspaper titles in the National Library are today endangered. These crumbling papers are often the only copy in the world. This article frst reviews the role these archives have played in pathbreaking historical work, both Indonesian and foreign. Provincial newspapers record the chatter of a new, literate middle class that emerged in the middle of the tumultuous twentieth century. Indonesian historiography is transformed by the many surprises scholars experience when reading their lives there. When those …
"Bangsawan Prampoewan"; Enlightened Peranakan Chinese Women From Early Twentieth Century Java, Didi Kwartanada
"Bangsawan Prampoewan"; Enlightened Peranakan Chinese Women From Early Twentieth Century Java, Didi Kwartanada
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
The end of the nineteenth century witnessed paradox among the Chinese in colonial Java. On one hand, they were prospering economically, but were nonetheless held in contempt by the Dutch, encountered legal discrimination and faced challenges if they wanted to educate their children in European schools. Their marginal position motivated them do their utmost to become "civilized subjects", on a par with Europeans, but they were also inspired to reinvent their Chinese identity. This contribution will highlight role played by "enlightened" Chinese, the kaoem moeda bangsa Tjina. Central to this movement were the Chinese girls known to the public as …
Telling And Selling; Literary Fiction In Early Malay Language Newspapers In Colonial Indonesia, Joachim Nieβ
Telling And Selling; Literary Fiction In Early Malay Language Newspapers In Colonial Indonesia, Joachim Nieβ
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
When newspapers in the colloquial Malay language appeared in the Dutch East Indies in the middle of the nineteenth century, they did more than just publish news reports and advertisements. They also created a new platform for the telling and distribution of literary fiction. In effect, literary texts soon played an important role in the vernacular print media. The first part of this article analyses the attraction of newspaper literature from the perspective of both the reader and the editor in general and gives a survey of the various forms of literary genres which can be found in newspapers in …
Kabul New Times, January To March, 1983, Bakhtar News Agency
Kabul New Times, January To March, 1983, Bakhtar News Agency
Kabul Times
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Kabul New Times, October To December, 1982, Bakhtar News Agency
Kabul New Times, October To December, 1982, Bakhtar News Agency
Kabul Times
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Kabul New Times, July To September, 1982, Bakhtar News Agency
Kabul New Times, July To September, 1982, Bakhtar News Agency
Kabul Times
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Kabul New Times, February To March, 1982, Bakhtar News Agency
Kabul New Times, February To March, 1982, Bakhtar News Agency
Kabul Times
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Kabul New Times, October To December, 1981, Bakhtar News Agency
Kabul New Times, October To December, 1981, Bakhtar News Agency
Kabul Times
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Kabul New Times, July To September, 1981, Bakhtar News Agency
Kabul New Times, July To September, 1981, Bakhtar News Agency
Kabul Times
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Kabul New Times, January To March, 1981, Bakhtar News Agency
Kabul New Times, January To March, 1981, Bakhtar News Agency
Kabul Times
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Kabul New Times, October To December, 1980, Bakhtar News Agency
Kabul New Times, October To December, 1980, Bakhtar News Agency
Kabul Times
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Kabul New Times, July To September, 1980, Bakhtar News Agency
Kabul New Times, July To September, 1980, Bakhtar News Agency
Kabul Times
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Kabul New Times, January To March, 1980, Bakhtar News Agency
Kabul New Times, January To March, 1980, Bakhtar News Agency
Kabul Times
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Kabul Times, October To December, 1979, Bakhtar News Agency
Kabul Times, October To December, 1979, Bakhtar News Agency
Kabul Times
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Kabul Times, July To September, 1979, Bakhtar News Agency
Kabul Times, July To September, 1979, Bakhtar News Agency
Kabul Times
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Kabul Times, January To March, 1979, Bakhtar News Agency
Kabul Times, January To March, 1979, Bakhtar News Agency
Kabul Times
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Kabul Times, October To December, 1978, Bakhtar News Agency
Kabul Times, October To December, 1978, Bakhtar News Agency
Kabul Times
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Kabul Times, July To September, 1978, Bakhtar News Agency
Kabul Times, July To September, 1978, Bakhtar News Agency
Kabul Times
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Kabul Times, May To June, 1978, Bakhtar News Agency
Kabul Times, January To March, 1978, Bakhtar News Agency
Kabul Times, January To March, 1978, Bakhtar News Agency
Kabul Times
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Kabul Times, October To December, 1977, Bakhtar News Agency
Kabul Times, October To December, 1977, Bakhtar News Agency
Kabul Times
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Kabul Times, July To September, 1977, Bakhtar News Agency
Kabul Times, July To September, 1977, Bakhtar News Agency
Kabul Times
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Kabul Times, January To March, 1977, Bakhtar News Agency
Kabul Times, January To March, 1977, Bakhtar News Agency
Kabul Times
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Kabul Times, October To December, 1976, Bakhtar News Agency
Kabul Times, October To December, 1976, Bakhtar News Agency
Kabul Times
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Kabul Times, July To September, 1976, Bakhtar News Agency
Kabul Times, July To September, 1976, Bakhtar News Agency
Kabul Times
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Kabul Times, January To March, 1976, Bakhtar News Agency
Kabul Times, January To March, 1976, Bakhtar News Agency
Kabul Times
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Kabul Times, October To December, 1975, Bakhtar News Agency
Kabul Times, October To December, 1975, Bakhtar News Agency
Kabul Times
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Kabul Times, July To September, 1975, Bakhtar News Agency
Kabul Times, July To September, 1975, Bakhtar News Agency
Kabul Times
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Kabul Times, January To March, 1975, Bakhtar News Agency
Kabul Times, January To March, 1975, Bakhtar News Agency
Kabul Times
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