The ''Indonesian Heritage Series'' is a series of

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volumes published by

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, which is an imprint of

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Pte Ltd of

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. It was initiated by Yayasan Dana Bakti. The series is edited by academics with significant expertise in their fields in relation to

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Volumes and Editors

*1: ''Ancient History'' -

John Miksic John Norman Miksic (born 29 October 1946) is an American-born archaeologist. Biography John Norman Miksic was born in Rochester, New York on 29 October 1946. His interest in archaeology began at an early age and inspired his future career as a his ...

*2 ''The Human Environment'' - Jonathan Rigg *3 ''Early Modern History'' -

Anthony Reid Anthony Reid is a British auto racing driver, born on 17 May 1957 in Glasgow, Scotland. He was educated at Loretto School in Edinburgh. He lives in England. Formula cars He spent many years in Formula Three and other junior single-seater cham ...

*4 ''Plants'' - Tony and Jane Whitten *5 ''Wildlife'' - Tony and Jane Whitten *6 ''Architecture'' - *7 ''Visual Art'' - Hilda Soemantri *8 ''Performing Arts'' - Edi Sedyawati *9 ''Religion and Ritual'' - James Fox *10 ''Language and Literature'' -

John H. McGlynn John H. McGlynn (who also uses the pen name Willem Samuels; born October 14, 1952 in Cazenovia, Wisconsin) is an American editor and translator. In 1987, along with four Indonesian writers, Goenawan Mohamad, Sapardi Djoko Damono, Umar Kayam, an ...

Projected titles

*11 Contemporary History - *12 Textiles and Adornment - Robyn Maxwell *13 Seas - editor to be announced *14 The Economy - editor to be announced *15 Volcanoes - editor to be announced

Organisation

The overall series has an Editorial Advisory Board with Haryati Soebadio as the Chairman. There is also a Series Publishing Team. Each volume in the series has the main Volume Editor - and an editorial team. Each volume has 50 separate articles or more. Each article in the volume has an author who is acknowledged in the contents and title page. Every article is confined to a two-page entry which includes maps, diagrams, photos and illustrations. National encyclopedias Books about Indonesia Indonesian encyclopedias {{Indonesia-stub