Escaping Kakania is about fascinating characters—soldiers, doctors, scientists, writers, painters—who traveled from their eastern European homelands to colonial Southeast Asia. Their stories are told by experts on different countries in the two regions, who bring diverse approaches into a conversation that crosses disciplinary and national borders. The 14 chapters deal with the diverse enco…
Rudolf Mrazek berhasil mengungkapkan kejernihan analisis tentang kebebasan kolonialisme, nasionalisme, kesusastraan, revolusi, dan kemanusiaan. Berbagai gambaran perkembangan transportasi (dari sepatu, pembangunan jalan, hingga adanya sepeda motor), arsitektur (dari bangunan penjara hingga hunian ber-AC, teknologi optik (dari fotografi hingga deteksi sidik jari), gaya hidup modern (baju dan pak…