1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910451769503321

Autore

Taylor Jean Gelman <1944->

Titolo

Indonesia [[electronic resource] ] : peoples and histories / / Jean Gelman Taylor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2003

ISBN

9786611729981

1-281-72998-1

0-300-12808-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (448 p.)

Disciplina

959.8

Soggetti

HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia

Electronic books.

Indonesia History

Indonesia Ethnic relations History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 391-411) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Early beginnings -- Communities and kingdoms -- Sultans and states -- Monarchs, mentors, and mobile men -- Newcomers in the Muslim circle -- Inside Indonesian sultanates -- New and old states -- Maps and mentality -- Many kingdoms, one colony -- Breaking dependence on foreign powers -- Rearranging map and mind -- Majapahit visions.

Sommario/riassunto

Indonesia is the fourth largest country in the world. It comprises more than 17,000 islands inhabited by 230 million people who speak over 300 different languages. Now the world's largest Muslim nation, Indonesia remains extraordinarily heterogeneous due to the waves of immigration-Buddhist, Hindu, Arab, and European-that have defined the region's history.Fifty years after the collapse of Dutch colonial rule, Indonesia is a nation in the midst of dramatic upheaval. In this broad survey, Jean Gelman Taylor explores the connections between the nation's many communities, and the differences that propel contemporary breakaway movements.Drawing on a broad range of sources, including art, archaeology, and literature, Taylor provides a historical overview from the prehistoric period to the present day. The text is enlivened by brief "capsule" histories on topics ranging from



pepper to Maharajas to smallpox.This ambitious book-the first new history of Indonesia written in over twenty years-will be essential reading for anyone interested in the history of Southeast Asia and the future stability of the region.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910456086803321

Titolo

Uninhabited air vehicles [[electronic resource] ] : enabling science for military systems / / Committee on Materials, Structures, and Aeronautics for Advanced Uninhabited Air Vehicles, National Materials Advisory Board, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 2000

ISBN

0-309-51593-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (124 p.)

Collana

Publication NMAB ; ; 495

Compass series

Disciplina

623.7/469

Soggetti

Drone aircraft

Reconnaissance aircraft

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-100).

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Tables and Figures""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 The Uninhabited Air Vehicle as a System""; ""3 Aerodynamics""; ""4 Airframe Materials and Structures""; ""5 Propulsion Technologies""; ""6 Power and Related Technologies""; ""7 Control Technologies""; ""8 Research on Vehicle Subsystems""; ""Acronyms""