Held's History of Sumbawa. An Annotated Translation
Historian Hans Hägerdal (Linnaeus University, Sweden) presents the first translation in English of a narrative of the history of Sumbawa, an island in eastern Indonesian with a long and highly interesting past, and a recorded history spanning a period from pre-modern Hindu-Javanese influences until today. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A until 16:45 with drinks afterwards.
This book presents, for the first time, a narrative of the history of Sumbawa in English. Sumbawa is a medium-sized island in eastern Indonesia with a long and highly interesting past. The recorded history of the island spans over a period that includes Hindu-Javanese influences, the early-modern Southeast Asian Age of Commerce, Islamization via influences from Sulawesi, Dutch colonialism, and the dramatic political changes of the twentieth century. The text was originally authored in 1955 by the Dutch Indologist Gerrit Jan Held, who died before it could be published. The original manuscript has been translated into English by the historian Hans Hägerdal, who has written an introduction and provided extensive footnotes to relate it to more recent research.
Hans Hägerdal is an Associate Professor in History at the Linnaeus University, Sweden. He has published extensively on East and Southeast Asian history, including the monograph Lords of the land, lords of the sea: Conflict and adaptation in early-colponial Timor, 1600-1800 (Leiden: KITLV Press, 2012).
15.30- 16.15: Book presentation
16.15-16.45: Q&A
16.45-18.00: Drinks
Registration
Please send an email to h.m.van.der.minne@iias.nl if you would like to attend.
Book information
Held's History of Sumbawa. An Annotated Translation (Amsterdam University Press)