LOMBOK

lŏmbŏkˈ, island (1990 pop. 2,403,025), c.1,825 sq mi (4,725 sq km), E Indonesia, one of the Lesser Sundas, separated from Bali by the Strait of Lombok. Mataram, with the port of Ampenan nearby, is the chief town. The volcanic and mountainous terrain rises to 12,224 ft (3,726 m) at Mt. Rinjani (Rindjani). Its southern area is a fertile plain producing corn, rice, coffee, cotton, and tobacco. The island is inhabited mainly by Sasaks, Muslims of Malay descent; there are also Balinese and ethnic Chinese. First visited by the Dutch in 1674, Lombok became part of the Netherlands East Indies in 1894. The English naturalist A. R. Wallace noted that Lombok is on the line where the fauna of Asia and Australia meet. A state university is in Mataram.

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books on: Lombok  - 255 results

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Contests
Book by Andrew Duff-Cooper; Edinburgh University Press, 1990
Subjects: Competition (Psychology)--Congresses, Contests--Congresses
...ANDREW DUFF-COOPER Balinese Contests on Lombok: Some Remarks 17...in Balinese ideology on the island of Lombok. He does so by a consideration of beetle...Formation of Balinese Ideology in Western Lombok: Inspection, Change of Aspect, Assessment...
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Beyond Rationalism: Rethinking Magic, Witchcraft, and Sorcery
Book by Bruce Kapferer; Berghahn Books, 2003
Subjects: Occultism--Cross-Cultural Studies, Rationalism--Cross-Cultural Studies, Witchcraft--Cross-Cultural Studies
...Smell of Death: Theft, Disgust and Ritual Practice in Central Lombok, Indonesia Kari G Telle 75 Chapter 4 Sorcery, Modernity...within conceptions of witches) within a Muslim community in Lombok, she takes up the theme of smell (see also Feldman, chapter...
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Science and Scientists in the Netherlands Indies
Book by Pieter Honig; Board For The Netherlands Indies, 1945
Subjects: Indonesia--Learned Institutions And Societies, Science--Indonesia--History, Scientists--Netherlands
...is found in Java, Madura, Bali and Lombok, where the relative density is 43 head...of cattle in Java, Madura, Bali and Lombok, this figure increases to only 17.4 for...is found in Java, Madura, Bali and Lombok -- the most populated parts, while in...
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Healing Powers and Modernity: Traditional Medicine, Shamanism, and Science in Asian Societies
Book by Linda H. Connor, Geoffrey Samuel; Bergin and Garvey, 2001
Subjects: Healing--Asia, Shamanism--Asia, Social Medicine--Asia, Traditional Medicine--Asia
...in Malaysia, as well as Sasak people on Lombok in Indonesia. The geographical scope of...identity Chapter 7 . Sasak villagers of East Lombok similarly maintain local understandings...Amanda Harriss Chapter 7 and Sasak of Lombok Cynthia Hunters Chapter 8 , may not be...
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The Emergence of a National Economy: An Economic History of Indonesia, 1800-2000
Book by Howard Dick, Vincent J. H. Houben, J. Thomas Lindblad, Thee Kian Wie; Allen & Unwin, 2002
Subjects: Globalization, Indonesia--Economic Conditions--19th Century, Indonesia--Economic Conditions--20th Century, Indonesia--Economic Policy, International Economic Integration
...the Java Sea covering Central and East Java and South Kalimantan and three separate regions east of Java, that is, Bali/Lombok/ Sumba, then South Sulawesi, Sumbawa and Timor; and finally the Moluccan Sea linking North Sulawesi to Mindanao in the north...
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journal articles on: Lombok  - 63 results

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Local Issues and Changes: The Post-New Order Situation in Rural Lombok
Journal article by Cynthia L. Hunter; SOJOURN: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia, Vol. 19, 2004
Subjects: Decentralization in government--Social aspects, Democratization--Social aspects, Government decentralization--Social aspects, Health policy--Management, Lombok, Indonesia--Political aspects, Medical policy--Management
...The Post-New Order Situation in Rural Lombok. by Cynthia L. Hunter The...the village of Elah (pseudonym) in East Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, a village in which...Sasak, the indigenous ethnic group of Lombok island. This highly homogenous population...
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Puspakrema: A Javanese Romance from Lombok
Journal article by Helen Creese; Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, Vol. 34, 2003
Subjects: Puspakrema: A Javanese Romance from Lombok (Book)
Puspakrema: A Javanese Romance from Lombok. by Helen Creese By TH...The Puspakrema is a Javanese text from Lombok which relates the story of a prince of...frameworks for understanding this work, a Lombok context (Chapter 5, Texts among the Sasaks...
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Indonesian Folktales
Journal article by Kristina Lindell; Asian Folklore Studies, Vol. 61, 2002
Subjects: Folk Tales from Bali and Lombok, 3d ed. (Book), Folk Tales from Indonesia, 8th ed. (Book), Indonesian Folk Tales, 7th ed. (Book), Indonesian Mouse Deer Fables, 3d ed. (Book), More Folk Tales from Indonesia (Book), Other Folk Tales from Indonesia, 2d ed. (Book)
...979-428-230-8. ALIBASAH, MARGARET MUTH. Folk Tales from Bali and Lombok. Jakarta: Djambatan, 1990 (3rd edition). 85 pages. Map, illustrations...at the end of each volume, except for the one from Bali and Lombok. The volumes, however are treasure chests full of inspiration...
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Typology and Linguistic Areas
Journal article by Mark Donohue; Oceanic Linguistics, Vol. 43, 2004
Subjects: Linguistics--Research, Ross, Malcolm
...linguistic area on its own, the region between Lombok and Papua is simply part of a typological...is "roughly the geographic area between Lombok and Papua"). (1) This is made clear in...are also found in many languages west of Lombok (e.g., Javanese, Madurese, Rejang); again...
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Brinkmanship and Deterrence Success during the Anglo-Indonesian Sunda Straits Crisis, 1964-1966
Journal article by Toh Boon Kwan; Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, Vol. 36, 2005
Subjects: Crisis intervention, Crisis intervention (Psychiatry), Deterrence (Strategy)--Analysis, Deterrence (Strategy)--History, United Kingdom--Foreign policy, United Kingdom--International relations
...albeit via a longer route through the Lombok Straits. Using newly released declassified...transit its warships through the Sunda and Lombok Straits. This indicates that Jakarta successfully...such as the Java Sea, Sunda Straits and Lombok Straits, which were of economic and strategic...
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magazine articles on: Lombok  - 10 results

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Another Year of Living Dangerously?
Magazine article by Rajan Menon; The National Interest, Fall 2001
Subjects: Economic history--Indonesia, Ethnic relations--Indonesia, Indonesia--Economic aspects, Indonesians--Social aspects, Megawati Sukarnoputri--Political activity, Religion--Political aspects, Suharto--Political activity
...constellation--the straits of Malacca, Sunda and Lombok--connect the Asia-Pacific to Europe and...Java and Bali, forcing survivors to flee. Lombok and Riau have also experienced unrest...Although the unrest in Kalimantan and in Lombok and Sulawesi (also scenes of clashes between...
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Indonesia's Coral Reefs on the Line
Magazine article by John C. Ryan; World Watch, Vol. 14, May 2001
Subjects: Coral reef conservation--Management, Fishing--Environmental aspects, Indonesia--Natural resources
...eastern shore of Bali, as I look past the thin, white line of surf breaking over an offshore reef to the sparkling seas of the Lombok Strait, Im not just looking toward another Indonesian island, Im also looking past an invisible line to the edge of another...
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The Crisis in Indonesia: Stories from the Field
Magazine article; UN Chronicle, Vol. 36, Fall 1999
Subjects: Depressions--Asia, Economics--Reports, International Fund for Agricultural Development--Reports
...down, that more tourists will come to Lombok, and that I can send my son to school...farmer groups in Montong Ara village, West Lombok, Indonesia. The Association comprises...tailors in Desa Rembitan Village. Central Lombok, whose trade depends on foreign tourism...
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An Unfinished Revolution
Magazine article by Curtis Runyan; World Watch, Vol. 12, January 1999
Subjects: Economic stagnation--Environmental aspects, Environmental policy--Economic aspects, Indonesia--Economic aspects
...the grassy foothills of the northwest face of Gunung Rinjani, the 3,700-meter-tall ringed volcano looming over the island of Lombok, you can see a mysteriously pristine patch of forest that turns into an empty rolling field down near the ocean. In the low...
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The Dark Side of Paradise of Paradise; the Idyllic Beaches and Exotic Cultures of South-East Asia Attract Millions of Tourists, but beyond the Perfect Vistas Lie Countries Ruled by Authoritarian Governments. the "Asian Century" May Not Bring the Advance of Liberal Democracy
Magazine article by Sholto Byrnes; New Statesman, Vol. 137, July 21, 2008
Subjects: Beaches--Appreciation, Democracy--Evaluation, Politics--Evaluation, Southeast Asia--Economic aspects, Southeast Asia--History, Southeast Asia--Political aspects, Southeast Asia--Social aspects
...on Bali, where flames illuminate the tales of the Ramayana, performed in an 11th-century Hindu temple as the sun sets on the Lombok Strait. Cultural visitors will head to the ancient royal capital of Angkor in Cambodia, while the South China Sea is heaven...
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Bali - a Priceless Paradise; the Strong Pound Makes a Trip to Far Away Destination Well Worth the Money. Cathy Gordon Visits Bali and Lombok
Newspaper article by Cathy Gordon; The Birmingham Post (England), October 10, 1998
Subjects: Bali
...the Money. Cathy Gordon Visits Bali and Lombok. by Cathy Gordon Stop drooling...and the idyllic neighbouring island of Lombok - just two-and-a-half hours away on a...accommodation. Bali and the much less developed Lombok, described as the Bali of 30 years ago...
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Where to Go This Winter&; Whiteout: Teach the Children How to Snowboard on a Trip to Lapland before Christmas (2) Comfort Club: Left, Contemporary Style in the Bathroom at Haus Bor. below, a Champagne Reception Awaits at Chalet le Grand Our, in Meribel Bargain Break: Save [Pounds Sterling]250pp on a Seven-Night Stay at the Oberoi on the Indonesian Island of Lombok. Right, the Five-Star Azia Resort in Paphos, Cyprus
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), October 18, 2007
...a Seven-Night Stay at the Oberoi on the Indonesian Island of Lombok. Right, the Five-Star Azia Resort in Paphos, Cyprus. Byline...uk). SUN LONG HAUL Seven nights B B at the five-star Oberoi Lombok, Indonesia, with spa andwatersports, cost pounds sterling1,250pp...
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Island Fling; OUTTHERE
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), July 17, 2005
...than the unspoilt Indonesian island of Lombok and nearby Bali? Mark Brittain recalls...suggested Indonesia, in particular Bali and Lombok, for perfect weather, spectacular hotels...Bali, recovering, before flying on to Lombok. This island is apparently much as Bali...
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Tourists Flee Isle as Violence Spreads
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), January 19, 2000
...yesterday as tourists fled the holiday isle of Lombok, near Bali, amid violence between Indonesian...Most of the tourists have gone." In Lomboks capital of Mataram, police fired warning...Indonesian Chinese - had taken refuge. Lombok is about 25 miles east of Bali, Indonesias...
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So Many Ways to Relax
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), March 28, 2007
...readers can help celebrate the opening of Lomboks newly refurbished Tottenham Court Road...store has 8,000sq ft of Easterninspired Lombok furniture and accessories making it the...rare, stylish and affordable, shopping at Lombok is enjoyable and inspiring. And Homes...
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encyclopedia articles on: Lombok  - 4 results

 
 
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Lombok
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
LOMBOK lombok , island (1990 pop. 2,403,025), c.1,825 sq mi (4,725 sq km), E Indonesia, one of the Lesser Sundas, separated from Bali by the Strait of Lombok. Mataram, with the port of Ampenan nearby, is the chief town. The volcanic...
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Wallace's Line
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...R. Wallace as the dividing line between Asian and Australian fauna in the Malay Archipelago. It passes between Bali and Lombok islands and between Borneo and Sulawesi, then continues S of the Philippines and N of the Hawaiian Islands...
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Sunda Islands
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Sulawesi; and the Lesser Sundas, which lie E of Java and include Sumbawa, Flores, Timor, and Sumba (the largest islands). Bali and Lombok, although smaller, are the most important of the Lesser Sundas. The Lesser Sundas, which were renamed Nusa Tenggara southeastern...
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Indonesia
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...central and S Borneo (Kalimantan), and Sulawesi ; the Lesser Sunda Islands, consisting of Bali , Flores , Sumba , Lombok , and the western part of Timor ; the Moluccas (Maluku), with Ambon , Seram , and Halmahera ; and the Riau Archipelago...


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