The Power of Prophecy: Prince Dipanagara and the End of an Old Order in Java, 1785-1855 by Peter Carey

The Power of Prophecy: Prince Dipanagara and the End of an Old Order in Java, 1785-1855

Peter Carey

964 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction history emotional informative reflective medium-paced
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National hero, Javanese mystic, pious Muslim, and leader of the "holy war" against the Dutch between 1825 and 1830, the Yogyakarta prince Dipanagara is pre-eminent in the pantheon of modern Indonesian historical figures. This first biography based...

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