1st Quarter FY 2017 Acquisitions Highlight Library of Congress, Southeast Asia

1st Quarter FY 2017 Acquisitions Highlight “History in South East Asia”

Foreword

This quarter’s highlights looks at two areas of collecting: History and Art. History has long been central to the collection activities of the office. In recent years, the rise of contemporary Asian art and architecture has produced exceptional art books both the large coffee-table titles and more scholarly studies.

The history of Southeast Asia is as diverse as its people. Sweeping histories of the region provide overview that helps to link the nations while local histories with their focused analysis add context to the larger perspective. Thematic histories whether histories of art and crafts, industries, or religion, provide a unique lens to both broad and local histories. Some of the histories tell a contemporary story beyond the actual events in the book. The opening of democratic space allow authors to question official events; or governments or corporations may seek promote an official view of events. In both instances, the writing reveals the present as much as the past.

Histories in Southeast Asia include anthropological writings about ethnic groups within a modern nation-state. These are like local histories with people rather than events being the focus of the author. Such histories are vital as sub-national groups become integrated into larger national cultural definitions.

Legal historians continue to produce works that trace current laws and legal development in the region that can enlightened current foreign affairs. This is the case of recent work in the Philippines on the South China Sea.

I enjoy reviewing the many art and architectural histories that are acquired by the offices. The history of Buddhist and Hindu art in the region continues to receive a lot of attention with increasing recognition of the influence of Southeast Asia art on . The office work to document the manuscripts, museums, and libraries important to the writing of history. In Southeast Asia, important manuscripts continue to be translated or transcribed to ensure a wider reading audience.

Historical fiction is popular in Southeast Asia with stories of kingdoms, colonialization, and wars won and lost. The best historical fiction takes the reader to another time through good research and fast-paced writing.

Evident in many of the titles reviewed is the diverse understanding of history and its role in contemporary society.

1st Quarter FY 2017 Acquisitions Highlight Library of Congress Southeast Asia

Monographs Burma

LCCN 2016326451 Mranʻ mā Praññʻ mha ʼa mrokʻ cacʻ saññʻ myāʺ : ‡b Mranʻ mā Nuiṅʻ ṅaṃ Toṅʻṅū khetʻ mha Kunʻʺ bhoṅʻ khētʻ nhoṅʻ puiṅʻʺ ʼa thi tā vanʻ thamʻʺ choṅʻ khaiʹ kra so bhu raṅʻ gyī ʼa mrokʻ cacʻ saññʻ myāʺ ʼa kroṅʻʺ / ‡c Gyimʻʺcʻ Mraṅʻʹ Chve. – , : Myanmar Heritage Publications, 2016. Historical fiction on Portuguese cannon mercenaries in Burma between 1510 and 1885.

LCCN: 2016326497 The great chronicle, 1597-1711 / U Kala ; translated into English by Tun Aung Chain. – Botahtaung, Yangon, Myanmar : Myanmar Knowledge Society, 2016

A new translation of an important historical document detailing events through the royal palace. From military campaigns to ceremonies, the Great Chronicle provides door to a changing Burmese society.

Indonesia

LCCN: 2016336494 Ensiklopedia ulama besar Aceh/ Lembaga Penerbit Naskah Aceh, Banda Aceh, 2015

Throughout Aceh’s history, Ulamas have played an important role in the area. The encyclopedia divides their contribution into into periods – the classical period that starts with 13th century and continues through the struggle for independence. This lauditory volume covers development of Islamic law; Sultans and the palace; the role of the Ulama after the arrival of Dutch when they focused less on education then their wars against the Dutch occupation. In a region where Islam and role of the Ulama remain important this is timely study.

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LCCN: 2016336766 Naskah-naskah scriptorium : periode Paku Alam II (1830- 1858)/ Sri Ratna Saktimulya. Jakarta: Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia bekerjasama dengan Ecole francaise d’Extreme-Orient, Perpustakaan Widyapustaka, Pura Pakualaman, 2016.

In the era of the Javanese ruler Paku Alam II (1830-1858) was a great literary era when a significant number of important texts were produced; many of the manuscripts were illuminated with Javanese forms. In addition to a history of an important Javanese manuscript, Saktimulya’s study is important cultural study of the court during this perioed. The study reveals rich meanings showing the king as the protector of arts and literature.

LCCN: 2016336136 Citra manusia berbudaya: sebuah monografi tentang Timor dalam perspektif Melanesia / Gregor Neonbasu SVD., Ph.D. Jakarta: Perum LKBN Antara, 2016.

The "Sleeping Crocodile Island" is brought to life by Neonbasu as he reveals the myth behind Timor as giant crocodile with the head as Kupang, the mouth as Teluk Kupang, and the tail as Tutuala at the edge of Timor Leste. More than a book about a myth, the author explains the island’s ecologicology and the changes to society influences by the political conditions and immigration.

Malaysia

LCCN: 2016-323447 The Chettiar role in Malaysia's economic history/ Edited by Ummadevi Suppiah, Sivachanralingam Sundara Raja, Kuala Lumpur: University of Malaya Press, 2016.

An important contribution to our understanding of the ‘subaltern’ economy of Malaysia during the colonial period and to our appreciation of the changing role of the Chettiar in modern times. The authors show the chettiar connections extended deep into Malay society. While links to plantation workers and Indian business were weakened after the war, Chettiar investment in larger Chinese enterprises supported the activities of local Chinese entrepreneurs. In this way, the Chettiar laid the foundation for Malaysia’s economic development.

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LCCN: 2016-323301 The of Malacca, Melaka: Babas & Nyonyas: a cultural & living heritage: reflections, mirrors & mirages/ Edited by Bonny Wee. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Purple Productions & PR Consultants (M) Sdn. Bhd., 2016.

Wee’s book is comprehensive detailing this historically important Chinese-Malay community which originated in Malacca 600 years ago. The book covers there topics ranging from religious beliefs, jewellery, food, to the unique Baba Malay dialect. The book broadens understanding of the heritage of the Peranakan Chinese in Malaysia.

LCCN: 2016-323934 Retrospective: a historiographical aesthetic in contemporary Singapore and Malaysia/ Edited by June Yap, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: Strategic Information and Research Development Centre, 2016.

As an exploratory study of artworks from Singapore and Malaysia, Retrospective examines contemporary artworks that seek to engage with history by referencing past events or narratives. Through the examination art produced between 1990 and 2012, Retrospective is both an attribution and an analysis of the historiographical aesthetic within contemporary art practice. The authors take an interdisciplinary to understand the historiographical as an aesthethic. LCCN: 2016- 324046

Moderated & extremists in Malaysia/Edited by Kua Kia Soong, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: SUARAM, 2016.

In this collection of provocative essays, Dr Kua Kia Soong analyses current Malaysian issues in the political sphere. In his characteristic straight-talking and non-partisan approach, he takes to task both the ruling Barisan Nasional and the alternative Pakatan Rakyat coalitions on national and international issues. He calls for far- reaching reforms that would recognize all citizens as equal and promote healthy ethnic relations, while dealing effectively with racism, racial discrimination and related intolerance in our society.

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Philippines

LCCN: 2016329887 History from below: a view from the Philippine South / Heidi K. Gloria. -- Davao City, Philippines: Ateneo de Davao University, University Publication Office, 2014.

A retelling of the history of the Philippines with Mindanao as the focus. Using the perspective of its people as the lens, the ways in which the development of the nation has been traditionally presented from a Manila-centric approach. “History from Below” intertwines stories of people that predate colonial conquests who traded goods, crafted laws, made treaties, commanded armies, and waged war for territories in the region..

LCCN: 2016329081 The Philippine treaty limits: historical context and legal basis in international law / Lowell B. Bautista. – Diliman, Quezon City: University of the Philippines Law Center, Institute of International Legal Studies, 2015.

A legal history on the foundations of the Philippines’ policy over the West Philippine Sea. With a strong historical contents, the authors assess the legal weight of the competing territorial claims based on the established principles under international law.

LCCN: 2016329089 Mestizo: the story of the Philippine legal system / Pacifico A. Agabin. – Diliman, Quezon City: University of the Philippines College of Law, 2016.

Tracing the development of the Philippine legal system, Agabin places its context in the history of the civilian system imposed by Spain on the Filipinos over a period of more than 300 years.

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LCCN: 2016329855 The inquirer story: 30 years of shaping history. -- Makati City, Philippines: Inquirer Books, 2015.

This commemorative book tracing 30 years of front pages, editorials, and stories dated December 9, 1985 the first issue of the Inquirer. Surveys thirty years of coverage including People Power, death of Ferdinand Marcos in 1989, the massive earthquake in July 1990, 2003 Oakwood mutiny, and the Super typhoon Yolanda in 2013.

Singapore

LCCN: 2016326268 Southeast Asia in ruins : art and empire in the age of Raffles / Sarah Tiffin. – Singapore: NUS Press, 2016.

British artists and commentators in the late 18th and early 19th century encoded the twin aspirations of progress and power in images and descriptions of Southeast Asia’s ruined Hindu and Buddhist candis, pagodas, wats and monuments. To the British eye, images of the remains of past civilisations allowed, indeed stimulated, philosophical meditations on the rise and decline of entire empires. Ruins were witnesses to the fall, humbling and disturbingly prophetic, and so revealing more about British attitudes than they do about Southeast Asia’s cultural remains. This important study of a highly appealing but relatively neglected body of work adds multiple dimensions to the history of art and image production in Britain of the period, showing how the anxieties of empire were embedded within landscape paintings and prints.

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Thailand

LCCN: 2016327404 The emergence and heritage of Asian women intellectuals : a celebration of the 150th birth anniversary of Queen Srisavarindira, recognized as one of the world's eminent personalities by UNESCO / Supakwadee Amatayakul, editor ; [organized by] Institute of Thai Studies, Institute of Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts, Indian Studies Center, Chulalongkorn University ; with financial support from the Rockefeller Foundation. / [Bangkok, ] : Institute of Thai Studies, Chulalongkorn University, 2013.

A collection of eleven research papers presented at the 2013 Chulalongkorn Asian Heritage Forum: The Emergence and Heritage of Asian Women Intellectuals held on 10-11 August 2013. The papers focus on the role played by Asian women intellectuals in influencing national development. This publication was part of the celebration of the 150th Birth Anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Srisavarindira, the Queen Grandmother of Thailand who was recognized as one of the World’s Eminent Personalities by UNESCO in 2012.

LCCN: 2016327394 Thamnīap rātchathinnanām læ datchanī khunnāng Thai / phūrīaprīang, Ratchanī Sapwičhit. – [Bangkok, Thailand] : Krom Sinlapāko ̜̄ n, 2016.

The Fine Arts Department has complied a comprehensive, up-to-date list of titles of nobility conferred by the King of Thailand useful to historians tracing royal influence and patronage.

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LCCN: 2016327398 Tūaton khon Pakākœyo ̜̄ : phāp čhāk sāitā khon Pakākœyo ̜̄ chāidǣn Thai- Phamā to ̜̄ n nư̜̄ a / Pho ̜̄ nsuk Kœ̜̄ tsawāng, Khana Thamngān Sīang Chāobān. – [, Thailand] : Munnithi Phan Rai Phromdn, 2013.

Pgazkoenyau otherwise better known as the Karen people reside primarily in southern and southeastern Myanmar and the Thailand–Myanmar border. Koetsawang and Chaoban provide an in-depth study of this ethnic minority which makes up for about seven percent of the population of Myanmar.

Vietnam

LCCN: 2016335511 Việt Nam yêu ca ̀̂ u Trung Quo ̀̂ c cha ̀̂ m dứt ngay các hoạt động xây dựng tại hai qua ̀̂ n đảo Hoàng Sa và Trường Sa, nghiêm túc tuân thủ luật pháp quo ̀̂ c te ̀̂ / Vũ Đình Quye ̀̂ n, tuye ̀̂ n chọn và hệ tho ̀̂ ng. Hà Nội : Nhà xua ́̂ t bản Ho ́̂ ng Đức, 2015.

Discussion centering regarding Vietnam’s reaction to China’s construction at the Spratly and Paracel in the South China Sea. The book highlights Vietnam’s resolute opposition to the construction and its repeated requests for China to respect the sovereignty of Vietnam by ceasing its wrongful activities and strictly adhere to the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) and practical contributions to the maintenance of peace and stability in the South China Sea.

LCCN: 2016335208 Bie ̀̂ n Đông : lịch sử, pháp lý và quan hệ quo ̀̂ c te ̀̂ / Đỗ Tiến Sâm, chủ biên. Hà Nội : Nhà xua ́̂ t bản Khoa học xã hội, 2015.

Overview of the importance of the South China Sea to Vietnam. Published by the Institution of Chinese Studies, Vietnamese Academy of Social Sciences to create awareness and knowing the historical and the legal issues of the South China Sea.

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Serials

The Jakarta Regional Office acquires many important serial titles made even more valuable because they have been acquired for many years offering a longitudinal perspective on culture, politics, and socio- economics.

LCCN: 74-646386 Suara Muhammadiyah/ : Yayasan Badan Penerbit Pers “Suara Muhammadiyah”

Suara Muhammadiyah is the oldest magazine in . Published by the second largest Islmic organization “Muhammadiyah.” The first edition called “Soeara Moehammadijah” published in 1915 and led by K.H. Ahmad Dahlan and Haji Fachrodin. This be-weekly magazine continues as print and digital (PDF). In their 101 years anniversary in October 2016, Paku Alam X, the vice Governor of Yogyakarta said that this magazine has significatnt role in building the character of this nation. The extensive holdings of this title at the Library make is valuable resource.

LCCN: 2001-469921 Patra-widya: seri penerbitan penelitian sejarah dan budaya/ Jakarta: Departemen Pendidikan Nasional, Direktorat Jenderal Kebudayaan, Direktorat Sejarah dan Nilai Tradisional.

"Patrawidya,” from Sanskrit language and old , means “sheet with the knowledge.” Published by Balai Pelestarian Nilai Budaya D.I. Yogyakarta and the article journal contributed by cultural and historical expert in Indonesia. This publication started in 2014. Many regions within Indonesia have a Balai Pelestarian, a state-run organization devoted to history and the preservation of cultures. The Yogyakarta Balai is very active.

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LCCN: 2005-435282 Damrong Wichakan / Bangkok: Faculty of Achaeology, Sinlapkon University

Archaelogy is important field of study in the region. Damrong Wichakan is a leading journal in the field of Thailand archaelogy.

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LCCN: 2016355153 Adiluhung: pelestari budaya nusantara/ Jakarta: Daniasta Perdana.

Adiluhung magazine covers the cultural aspect of Indonesia’s Wayang, Keris, dan Batik. Its also covers on the history of Indonesian art and traditional culinary. This magazine become the hub between the art and culture observes with general public on the art and culture development in Indonesia.

LCCN: 2015321700 Journal of Philippine Local History. – Manila, Philippines: National Historical Commission of the Philippines.

With its focus on local history, the journal serves as vehicle for conservation specialists and local historians and heritage societies for their research. It intends to tap the records of local unpublished researches found across the country.

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Outreach Programs and Visits

Dr. Mitchell's Sharing Session with USINDO and Indonesia Hourse of Representatice, Nov. 9, 2016

Dr. Carol L. Mitchell, Jakarta Field Director was invited to speak at the USINDO Legislative Program (LPP) on the legistalive process and the role of the Library. The five permanent parliamentary staffers and three expert staff of Indonesia House of Respresentative attending were part of a visitor program studying the U.S. Congress.

USINDO is a bi-national non-governmental organization supporting - Indonesia relations based in Washington D.C and Jakarta. USINDO promotes their mission partly by conducting Open Forums and facilitating legislative partnership and education exchanges.

Dr. Mitchell speaking on “Building a National Collections,” for Universitas Islam International Indonesia’s Forum Group Discussion, Dec. 14, 2016.

As part of its effort to build an institution with strong international recognition, the new Indonesia International Islamic University invited the scholars to discuss and share their knowledge and best practices on building academic collections.

Dr. Mitchell shared the Library of Congress collection policy and strategy. Joining her at the event were representatives from the Goethe Institute and KITLV.

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Papua’s People Assambly gave the Library of Congress the Proceedings.

Metro Jayapura Newspaper, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016 reported the on Library of Congress Jakarta visit to Papua’s People Assambly to acquire proceeding from this instutions about the people of Papua in Indonesia for the last five years.

Carol L. Mitchell, Ph.D, Field Director Library of Congress, Jakarta, American Embassy E-mail: [email protected]

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