JAMBI

or Djambiboth: jämˈbē, city (1990 est. pop. 340,066), SE Sumatra, capital of Jambi prov., Indonesia, a port at the head of navigation on the Hari River. It is the shipping and commercial center of an area producing oil, rubber, and timber. Jambi Province Univ. is there.

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books on: Jambi  - 99 results

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To Live as Brothers: Southeast Sumatra in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
Book by Barbara Watson Andaya; University of Hawaii Press, 1993
Subjects: Jambi (Indonesia : Province)--History, Sumatera Selatan (Indonesia)--History
...Sumatera Selatan Indonesia -- History. 2. Jambi Indonesia: Province -- History. I...Reckonings: Upstream-Downstream Tensions and Jambi-Palembang Rivalry...Good and Bad Times in Palembang and Jambi 145...
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Indonesian Sociological Studies: Selected Writings
Book by B. Schrieke; W. Van Hoeve, 1955
Subjects: Acculturation, Indonesia--Social Conditions
...the fourteenth century, 51 although Jambi was gaining more and more importance as...far surpassed in economic importance by Jambi, had in the meantime become fairly insignificant...carry on commerce on Malacca, Achin, Jambi, Indragiri, Palembang, and other places...
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Indonesian Electoral Behaviour: A Statistical Perspective
Book by Aris Ananta, Evi Nurvidya Arifin, Leo Suryadinata; Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2004
Subjects: Elections--Indonesia, Elections--Indonesia--Statistics, Indonesia--Population, Indonesia--Population--Statistics, Voting--Indonesia, Voting--Indonesia--Statistics
...Vote Composition by Party and District: Jambi, 1999 General Election 299 7.6 6 Vote...Non-Muslim Population by Regency/Municipality: Jambi, 2000 31 1 2.1.8 Muslim and Non-Muslim...by Regency/Municipality and Ethnicity: Jambi, 2000 67 2.2.7 7 Population by Regency...
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Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook: South East Asia, East Asia and the South Pacific - Vol. 2
Book by Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz, Christof Hartmann; Oxford University Press, 2001
Subjects: Asia--Politics And Government, Elections--Asia, Elections--Asia--Statistics, Elections--Pacific Area, Elections--Pacific Area--Statistics, Representative Government And Representation--Asia, Representative Government And Representation--Pacific Area
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The Emporium of the World: Maritime Quanzhou, 1000-1400
Book by Angela Schottenhammer; Brill, 2001
Subjects: Merchant Marine--China--Quanzhou Shi--History--Congresses, Quanzhou (Fujian Sheng, China)--Economic Conditions--Congresses, Quanzhou (Fujian Sheng, China)--History--Congresses
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journal articles on: Jambi  - 35 results

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Sumatran Sultanate and Colonial State: Jambi and the Rise of Dutch Imperialism, 1830-1907
Journal article by Timothy P. Barnard; Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, Vol. 37, 2006
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Sumatran Sultanate and Colonial State: Jambi and the Rise of Dutch Imperialism, 1830-1907 (Book)--Book reviews
Sumatran Sultanate and Colonial State: Jambi and the Rise of Dutch Imperialism, 1830-1907...Sumatran sultanate and colonial state: Jambi and the rise of Dutch imperialism, 1830-1907...appeared in 1994. Using the Malay state of Jambi in southeastern Sumatra as a case study...
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Dutch Expansion in the Indonesian Archipelago around 1900 and the Imperialism Debate
Journal article by Elsbeth Locher-Scholten; Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, Vol. 25, 1994
Subjects: Dutch in foreign countries--History, Imperialism--History, Indonesia--History
...as those in North Sulawesi, Irian Jaya, Jambi, Kerinci, Southeast Kalimantan, South and...administrative control, swept over the archipelago: Jambi (1901-1907) and Kerinci (1902-1903) on...resolved by military means. Events in Jambi, Kerinci, Banjermasin and Bone illustrate...
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The Search for the 'Origins' of Melayu
Journal article by Leonard Y. Andaya; Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, Vol. 32, 2001
Subjects: Ethnicity--History, Group identity--History, Imperialism--Social aspects, Malays (Asian people)--Social aspects, Malaysia--History
...Yijing, who spent time in Palembang and Jambi on two separate occasions in 671, and was...CE), Karang Brahi (upper Batang Han in Jambi, undated) Kota Kapur (Bangka, 686 CE...highlands, unlike the upper Batang Han River in Jambi. It is for this reason that Jambi came...
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Export Commodity and Regional Currency: The Role of Chinese Copper Coins in the Melaka Straits, Tenth to Fourteenth Centuries
Journal article by Derek Thiam Soon Heng; Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, Vol. 37, 2006
Subjects: China--Economic aspects, China--History, Copper coins--Economic aspects, Copper coins--History
...excavations conducted at settlement sites in Jambi and Palembang, the capitals of Srivijaya...regional currency. Concerning Srivijaya-Jambi in the late twelfth and early thirteenth...fourteenth century. In the case of Srivijaya-Jambi, the Quanzhi, an 1149 Chinese text recording...
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Policy Narratives, Landholder Engagement, and Oil Palm Expansion on the Malaysian and Indonesian Frontiers
Journal article by John F. Mccarthy, R.A Cramb; The Geographical Journal, Vol. 175, 2009
Subjects: Agricultural development projects--Analysis, Agricultural development projects--Social aspects, Agricultural development--Analysis, Agricultural development--Social aspects, Agricultural policy--Interpretation and construction, Boundaries (Geography)--Analysis, Boundaries--Analysis, Land tenure--Laws, regulations and rules
...forthcoming). Yet, in Sumatra, provinces such as Jambi retain significant frontier areas. In January 2001, the Governor of Jambi announced a plan to develop a further 1 million ha of oil palm in this province, and Jambi is the key Sumatran development frontier...
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magazine articles on: Jambi  - 3 results

 
 
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Health in the Andes
Magazine article by Cesar Chelala; Americas (English Edition), Vol. 59, July 2007
Subjects: Andes--Health aspects, Folk medicine--Evaluation, Folk medicine--Health aspects, Folk medicine--Usage, Indigenous peoples--Health aspects, Indigenous peoples--Social aspects, Medicine, Primitive--Evaluation, Medicine, Primitive--Health aspects, Medicine, Primitive--Usage, Traditional medicine--Evaluation, Traditional medicine--Health aspects, Traditional medicine--Usage
...as a primary source of health care. The Jambi Huasi clinic in Otavalo, a town located...of the indigenous populations it serves. Jambi Huasi, which means "House of Health" in...According to Dr. Myriam Conejo, coordinator of Jambi Huasi, one of the centers primary objectives...
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Charismatic Queens of Southern Asia: Anthony Reid Traces Some Surprising Precedents for the Many Recent Women Rulers in South and Southeast Asia
Magazine article by Anthony Reid; History Today, Vol. 53, June 2003
Subjects: Queens--History, Queens--Powers and duties, Southeast Asia--Political aspects, Southeast Asia--Social aspects, Women politicians--History, Women politicians--Powers and duties
...Numerous other states were ruled by queens at times of relative commercial prosperity, including Pegu in modern Burma; Banten, Jambi, Solor and Sukadena in todays Indonesia; and Kelantan (adjacent to Patani and influenced by it) now in Malaysia. The most...
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My Must-See TV
Magazine article by Kate Clinton; The Advocate, September 25, 2001
Subjects: Bush, George W.--Political activity, Gays--Political activity, Politicians--Humor and anecdotes, Politics--Humor and anecdotes, Presidents (Government)--Personal narratives, Presidents--Personal narratives, Social policy--Criticism and interpretation, Television programs--Humor and anecdotes, United States--Political aspects
...people are standing, it looks like open mike night at Carolines Comedy. They do stagy head turns to interview talking heads on Jambi screens with market quotes, headlines, weather, all blinking like an optic migraine I once had. Obviously they have laid off...


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newspaper articles on: Jambi  - 6 results

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PNOC-EDC Gears Up for Overseas Expansion
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, February 15, 2008
...with the state-owned Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) and PT Pertamina. Another geothermal drilling opportunity is also eyed in Jambi province. "Structurally, Indonesia appears to present good opportunities and the company intends to explore these," Aquino stressed...
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DEATH IN THE SMOG; Honeymoon Brits Tell of Yellow Hell That Is Choking 300 Million
Newspaper article by Mark Dowdney Foreign; The Mirror (London, England), September 26, 1997
...Sumatra catch fire. For 300,000 people living in the city of Jambi on Sumatra life is hell. One resident said: "Your eyes sting...50 feet in places. All hospitals full in worst-hit city of Jambi. "This is a disaster," says local doctor. IRIAN JAYA Thick...
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Time out; "Truth Is a Rare and Precious Commodity So We Should Be Sparing in Its Use." - CP Scott
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, March 18, 2008
...went 12 rounds, the Filipino boxing icon showed that he was the better boxer and deserving of the crown....Meanwhile, Senator Jambi Madrigal, whose French husband nobody seems to remember, is one good reason why the Philippine Senate should be abolished for...
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New Home from Home for Endangered Red Apes
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), February 28, 2006
...Fundraising Appeal and plans for the new development, expected to open early next year, can be seen at the existing orang-utan enclosure. deborahjames@dailypost.co.uk One of Chester Zoos orang-utan families: Jambi, Emma, baby Utara, and Padang Steve Hunt
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PNOC-EDC Eyes $ Hedging for Yen Loans
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, February 13, 2008
Subjects: Hedging (Finance)
...possible investment opportunities with Indonesias staterun Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) and Pertamina; and the other is in Jambi province, located along east coast of central Sumatra. The company has programmed P5.6 billion worth of capital expenditures...
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encyclopedia articles on: Jambi  - 3 results

 
 
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Jambi
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
JAMBI or Djambi both: jam be, city (1990 est. pop. 340,066), SE Sumatra, capital of Jambi prov., Indonesia, a port at the head of navigation on the...commercial center of an area producing oil, rubber, and timber. Jambi Province Univ. is there. ____________________ Copyright...
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Djambi
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
DJAMBI see Jambi . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Sumatra
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...sparsely settled island, with principal centers at Medan and Palembang; also important are Jambi, Padang, and Bandar Laumpung. There are state universities in Jambi, Medan, Padang, Pakanbaru, and Palembang. The four largest ethnic groups are the Acehnese...


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