Southeast Asia in Ruins
Art and Empire in the Early 19th Century
Distributed for National University of Singapore Press
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Acknowledgements
Introduction – Subjects of Novelty and Interest
I Raffles’ The History of Java, its Precursors and its Peers
II The Candi of Java and the Picturesque Ideal
III The Barometer of Civilisation
IV The Nature of Decline
V The Politics of Decline
VI Dissipating the Gloom of Ignorance
Conclusion – The Landscape of Regret
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
Art: British Art | Middle Eastern, African, and Asian Art
Asian Studies: Southeast Asia and Australia
History: Asian History
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