Ancient Southeast Asia provides readers with a much needed synthesis of the latest discoveries and research in the archaeology of the region, presenting the evolution of complex societies in Southeast Asia from the protohistoric period, beginning around 500BC, to the arrival of British and Dutch colonists in 1600. Well-illustrated throughout, this comprehensive account explores the factors whic…
Dinosaurs are fascinating creatures and their popularity seems never ending, fueled by films such as Jurassic Park and documentaries such as Walking with Dinosaurs. Yet dinosaurs (or more precisely non-avian dinosaurs) last trod the Earth 65 million years ago. All we know of them today are their fossilized bones, the tracks and traces that they left behind and, in very rare instances, some of t…
The planning and operation of airports must, if they are to be successful, take into account the interactions among these three major components or system actors. For the system to operate well, each of the actors must reach some form of equilibrium with the other two. Failure to do so will result in suboptimal conditions, exemplified by a number of undesirable phenomena that are indicators of …
Knowledge of the usual course of a disease from its onset and pretreatment phase through to its final outcome is important for several reasons. It enables predictions to be made about a patient’s likely recovery or degree of eventual disability, i.e. the prognosis. It also helps in judging whether improvements in a patient’s condition are due to treatment or to natural remission. Many chron…
Lampu meja dengan kap dari bahan kukusan ini dimaksudkan sebagai upaya alih fungsi kukusan yang sudah tidak lagi dipakai sebagai alat menanak nasi karena menanak nasi dewasa ini sudah menggunakan peralatan listrik seperti rice cooker atau magic com. Dengan sedikit inovasi pada bagian runicing, kukusan dapat dialihfungsikan menjadi kap lampu dan memiliki karakter yang unik, yaitu kualitas cahaya…
Hadirnya banyak penulis muda yang memulai performa karya mereka melalui dunia maya, membuat Alberthiene Endah terinspirasi untuk menggandeng mereka bersama-sama membuat kumpulan cerpen ini. Exercise alami yang mereka gugah dari pengalaman menulis di blog membuat karya mereka berciri spontan, tajam, praktis, dan berbumbu. Ketiadaan "bingkai" untuk menulis dalam ranah buku membuat kreativitas mer…
Edisi keempat prinsip-prinsip kimia modern ini masih meneruskan tradisinya dalam membimbing par mahasiswa yang mempunyai keingintahuan lebih akan ilmu kimia dasar tingkat tinggi. Edisi baru ini sudah mengalami penyempurnaan yang substansial, memuat pengenalan dini akan struktur molekul dan semakin mempertegas argumen-argumen struktur dalam penyajian topik-topik sisanya. Hubungan antara struktur…
With wry humor and penetrating satire; Flatland takes us on a mind-expanding journey into a different world to give us a new vision of our own. A. Square, the slightly befuddled narrator, is born into a place limited to two dimensions - irrevocably flat - and peopled by a hierarchy of geometrical forms. On a tour of his bizzare homeland like that taken by Gulliver, A. Square spins a fascinating…
Bangka was a peaceful, beautiful, and prosperous country surrounded by forests and jungles inhabited by all sorts of flora and fauna. The land was ruled by a wise king who was loved by his people. His name was King Mahmud Malim Demawan. He had a very beautiful queen, Queen Malika Seri Purnama. During his reign, the King had established a peaceful, prosperous, and rich Bangka with abundant na…
Buku ini diterbitkan oleh GAPPRI untuk memperingati 25 tahun dari kebun-kebun cengkeh yang dibangun GAPPRI . Pada 1959, GAPPRI telah ditunjuk Pemerintah untuk mempelopori penanaman cengkeh dengan membangun nuclear estate di beberapa tempat guna mengembangkan tanaman-tanaman cengkeh untuk rakyat.