10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUMBA»
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Sumba in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Sumba and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Prince of
Sumba, Husband to Many Wives
Listen as each character presents Christian theology and history as never before. A Christian Evangelical End Times Novel. This novel contains over 385 biblical and historical footnotes. Note: This book is NOT about Mormon or FLDS polygamy.
2
Between the Folds: Stories of Cloth, Lives, and Travels from ...
The stories in Between the Folds vary widely and include those of animists, Christians, and Moslems; Sumbanese, Indonesian Chinese, and Westerners; inventive geniuses, master artisans, and exploited weavers; rogues, entrepreneurs, nobles, ...
3
Uma Politics: An Ethnography of Democratization in West ...
of Sumba Jaya would split the ever-feuding domains of Loli and Wewewa, and
would imply that very little would be left for the remaining part of the original West
Sumba. In February 2003, Central Sumba's Forum was confident that Sumba ...
Jacqueline A.C. Vel, 2008
4
East of Bali: From Lombok to Timor
The cultural life of Sumba, a hot, dry island south of Komodo and Western Flores,
is dis- tinguished by spectacular rituals, huge megalithic grave sites, unusual
peaked houses and beautiful ikat cloths. The island is one of the most culturally ...
Kal Müller, David Pickell, 1997
5
Action Guide: Surfing Indonesia, 3rd Ed.: サーフィンポイントガイド(インドネシア)
Sumba is accessible by air via a 1.5-hour direct flight from Bali to Waingapu and
Tambolaka airports. Due to limited cargo space, getting on the plane with
surfboards is usually difficult. You can also get there by ferry from Bali, Bima or
Kupang.
Leonard Lueras, Lorca Lueras, 2002
6
Early Indonesian Textiles from Three Island Cultures:
Sumba, ...
Shows examples of Indonesian textiles, discusses their cultural significance and looks at patterns and techniques
7
Headhunting and the Social Imagination in Southeast Asia
Headhunting is now history on the eastern Indonesian island of Sumba. It is "
history" in the colloquial sense that it is no longer practiced and has been
effectively stopped by governmental authorities for the past 70 years. It is also "
history" in ...
Jules de Raedt, Janet Hoskins, 1996
8
Evolution and Dynamics of the Australian Plate
Figure 11 Schematic stratigraphic columns for Sumba, the Timor Sea and the
Browse Basin (compiled from Rutherford et al. 2001, Shuster et al. 1998 and
Woodside Energy unpubl. data, respectively; sea-level curve from Haq et al.
1987).
R. R. Hillis, R. D. Müller, 2003
9
Lonely Planet Indonesia
Shopping Traders gather at hotels with ikat from East Sumba, locally made bone,
wood, horn and stone carvings, and jewellery. A Hamid Algadi Art Shop ( gl
21170; Jl Ahmad Yani 99) Fantastic stone carvings in the front yard, wooden ...
Lonely Planet, Ryan Ver Berkmoes, Celeste Brash, 2010
10
Renegotiating Boundaries: Local Politics in Post-Suharto ...
In the course of history many different larger administrative units were
constructed on Sumba. Consequently, domains shifted from one unit to another.
Under colonial rule, which started on Sumba in 1912, the whole island of Sumba
was one ...
Henk Schulte Nordholt, Geert Arend van Klinken, 2007
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUMBA»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
Sumba is used in the context of the following news items.
Sand and surf perfection outside Bali
But not everyone who made it to Nihiwatu on the island of Sumba was a surfer. Well-heeled Australian families, European royalty, nature lovers and the odd ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
5.2-magnitude earthquake shakes East Sumba, no tsunami
A 5.2-magnitude earthquake hit Sumba Island, East Nusa Tenggara, at 1:32 a.m. local time on Thursday, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency ... «Jakarta Post, Jun 15»
Economy in brief: Denmark to help develop E. Sumba power plant
The government of Denmark plans to help develop an 800 kilowatt (KW) wind turbine power plant (PLTBA) project in East Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, along ... «Jakarta Post, Jun 15»
Chester Zoo announce date of when the £40 million Islands project …
The new attraction will see visitors set-off on their very own expedition through detailed recreations of habitats in Panay, Papua, Bali, Sumatra, Sumba and ... «Liverpool Echo, Apr 15»
Protected green turtles traded, eaten in Sumba
Protected green turtles are being illegally hunted and freely traded by fishermen in Perokonda, Kodi district, Southwest Sumba regency, Sumba Island, East ... «Jakarta Post, Apr 15»
Sumba Renewable Energy: A Bright Future Where the Lights Don't …
Waingapu, Sumba. Five years ago, Dorkas Manuhuluk, a Sumbanese headmistress, would ask her staff to ride a bike for 45 minutes to a neighboring village just ... «Jakarta Globe, Apr 15»
Editorial: When a Big Idea Drives a Small Island
As Indonesia continues its reliance on non-renewable sources of energy, small villages in Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, have shown the way for the nation ... «Jakarta Globe, Apr 15»
Heaven On Earth in Sumba
The sound of waves was still fresh in my mind weeks after I left Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, after a three-night stay at a resort there and returned to the hustle ... «Jakarta Post, Apr 15»
Sumba resort names GM
SUMBA, indonesia 1 April 2015: Nihiwatu resort on Sumba in eastern Indonesia has named Carla Petzold-Beck as its general manager. The hotel recently ... «TTR Weekly, Mar 15»
Undiluted bliss in Sumba
Of Sumba's two airports, Tambolaka and Waingapu, the former is the closest to Nihiwatu. For international travellers, the easiest route to Tambolaka is from Bali, ... «The National, Mar 15»
