Indonesian Heritage Series

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Indonesian Heritage Series Is a series of encyclopedia volumes published by Archipleago Press - which is an imprint of Editions Didier Millet Pte Ltd of Singapore. It was initiated by Yayasan Dana Bakti. The series is edited by academics with significant expertise in their fields in relation to Indonesia. The website for this project appears to have been closed down.

[edit] Volumes and Editors

1: Ancient History - John Miksic
2 The Human Environment - Jonathan Rigg
3 Early Modern History - Anthony Reid
4 Plants - Tony and Jane Whitten
5 Wildlife - Tony and Jane Whitten
6 Architecture - Gunawan Tjahjono
7 Visual Art - Hilda Soemantri
8 Performing Arts - Edi Sedyawati
9 Religion and Ritual - James Fox
10Language and Literature - John McGlynn

Further projected titles include -

11 Contemporary History - Taufik Abdullah
12 Textiles and Adornment - Robyn Maxwell
13 Seas - editor to be announced
14 The Economy - editor to be announced
15 Volcanoes - editor to be announced

[edit] Organisation

The overall series has an Editorial Advisory Board with Haryati Soebadio as the Chair. There is also a Series Publishing Team. Each volume in the series has the main Volume Editor - and an editorial team. Each volume has 50 separate articles or more. Each article in the volume has an author who is acknowledged in the contents and title page. Every article is confined to a two page entry which includes maps, diagrams, photos and illustrations.