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Book reviews in Dutch
Soo Kim Dit is Korea Terra, ISBN 9789089898425, Euro 22,99 Wij hebben iets met landen als Taiwan en Korea. Al was het maar vanwege al die devices made in … die we...
In search of a lost fatherland (2) Rudy Kousbroek and Sitor Situmorang about Sumatra
by Dirk A. Buiskool Photo Barbara Brouwer, Marc Vervaart After a stay of more than 30 years on Sumatra, I became attached to the country. In 1990 I came to Medan as a...
In search of a lost fatherland (1) Rudy Kousbroek and Sitor Situmorang about Sumatra
by Dirk A. Buiskool Photo Barbara Brouwer After a stay of more than 30 years on Sumatra, I became attached to the country. In 1990 I came to Medan as a teacher of...
Muslims in Indonesia. A majority with a minority mentality
Islam in Indonesia Despite the fact the Indonesian archipelago has the largest Muslim population in the world, Islamic parties have never had the majority in its...
Community-Based Ecotourism in North Sumatra
Community-Based Ecotourism as a Way to Ensure Nature Conservation, and Well-being in North Sumatra, Indonesia by Roderick T.J. Buiskool, M.A. Orangutan and infant...
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Book reviews in Dutch
BOOK REVIEWS New books in Dutch Pas verschenen Lonely Planet 80 Duurzame reizen. Inspirerende routes waarvoor je niet hoeft te vliegen Kosmos...
Book review: Hide among bamboo
Birgit Treipl Hide among bamboo. My father’s childhood in the Dutch East Indies HarperCollins Holland, Euro 20, – Language: Dutch Definitely not a book for...
Life, Death, and Love on Bali
by Bika Pidada When I thought of writing this story, I wanted to write an angry piece. It would be a story about tradition, the inequality of genders within the...
Population of Older Adults Increasing in Asia
Women’s life expectancy at birth is highest in Hong Kong (88) and lowest in Central African Republic (55). As the experience with the COVID-19 pandemic has shown us,...
