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The Achehnese

documentary heritage
  • Description

    First English edition of this fundamental work on Aceh, originally published in Dutch at Batavia 1893-95. The Indonesian region of Aceh was the most wealthy, powerful and cultivated state in the Malacca Straits region in the early seventeenth century. By the early nineteenth century Aceh had become an increasingly influential power due to its strategic location for controlling regional trade.

    The Aceh War between the Dutch and Muslim Sultanate of Aceh lasted for over 30 years (1873-1904) until the Dutch finally were able to put down the uprising. Snouck Hurgronje (1857-1936) was the leading Dutch expert on Islam at this time and advisor of Native Affairs to the colonial government of the Netherlands East Indies. He was commissioned by the Dutch government to produce an ethnographical study on Aceh. Hⁿnersdorff, Coffee Bibliography, II, p. 1392.

  • Place
    Leiden, Netherlands
  • Other Id

    GN635.S9 (Library of Congress Call Number)

    52370 (Cat ID)

    115332 (DBTextworks system ID)

    47063 (Presto content ID)

  • Department

    Publications

Images and documents

Catalogue

  • Object Type

    book

  • Name/Title
    The Achehnese
  • Primary Maker

     Charles Hurgronje (Author)

  • Contributor/Publisher
    Brill; London, Luzac
  • Place
    Leiden, Netherlands
  • Date
    1906
  • Physical Description

    2 volumes in one : frontispieces, illustrations, portraits, 2 folded maps, folded plan ; 29 cm².

  • Language
    English
  • Level of Current Record
    Bib record
  • Member Object

    1 item in this collection. View all items.

  • Subject Category

    Folklore--Indonesia

  • Content
    V. 1. Introduction. Distribution of the people, forms of government and administration of justice. Achehnese calendars, festivals and seasons. Agriculture, navigation and fishery. Laws relating to land and water. Domestic life and law. -- v. 2. Learning and science. Literature. Games and pastimes. Religion. Index.
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  • Public Access Text

    [Keywords: Achinese (Indonesian people); Achinese literature; Muslims--Indonesia--Sumatra; Rare books--20th century]

    Includes bibliographical references and index. Digitised and available via the Internet Archive, see links in this record.

  • Associated Notes

    https://archive.org/details/achehnes01hurg

    https://archive.org/details/achehnes02hurg

  • Collection Type
    General Collection
  • Copyright
    All rights reserved
  • Last Update
    19 Dec 2023
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