A GEEK IN INDONESIA
Discover the Land of Komodo Dragons, Balinese Healers and Dangdut Music
TIM HANNIGAN
Contents
An Archipelago of Superlatives
Hello Mister!—My Personal Journey
A Laid-Back Nation Where “Face” and Respect are Everything
Relations with The Outside World
Indonesia: The Social Media Capital of the World
CHAPTER 2 Society and Daily Life
You’ll Never Walk Alone: The Super Sociable Nation
A Thirst for Learning, but an Educational System that Often Falls Short
Women in Indonesia: Interview with Devi Asmarani
The Dark Side: Indonesia’s Underbelly
CHAPTER 3 Indonesia’s Vibrant Music Scene
The Musical Archipelago
Dangdut! Indonesia’s Unique Brand of Working Class Pop
Indonesian Rock and Pop Royalty
Indonesian Jazz: Interview with Terry Collins
The Indonesian Punk Scene
Sounds of the Street: A Thriving Busker Culture
CHAPTER 4 Cinema, TV and Media
Tropical Celluloid Dreams: A History of Indonesian Cinema
Channel Surfing: The Indonesian Tube
A Broadsheet Free-For-All: The Indonesian Press Pack
Indonesian Literature: Journalists, Poets and Revolutionaries
Heading For The Hills: Indonesians on Holiday
Indonesia’s Travel Blog Scene: Interview with Vira and Mumun of Indohoy
Sport in Indonesia
Indonesian Soccer: Interview with Antony Sutton
Underwater Indonesia: The Ultimate Dive Destination
A Surfer’s Paradise: Exploring Indonesia’s Top Surf Spots
Into the Wild: Indonesia’s Great Outdoors
CHAPTER 6 Traditional Indonesia
The Ring of Fire: In the Impact Zone
Traders, Raiders and Intruders: A Brief History of Indonesia
A Patchwork of Religions
A Supernatural Menagerie: Spooky Indonesia
Pulang Kampung: A Nation of Villages
Craftsmen, Artists and Performers
More than Just Nasi Goreng: The Joys of Indonesian Cuisine
Cooking Up a Storm: Bakar, Kukus, Goreng, Rebus
Food for the People: Eating on the Street
A Thousand Islands, a Thousand Cuisines
The World of Indonesian Drinks: From Kopi Tubruk to Bir Bintang
Island-Hopping Across the World’s Greatest Archipelago
Incomparable Java
The Enduring Magic of Bali
Supersized Sumatra
The Outer Islands Where Things Get Really Weird and Wild
