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Kei Islands
(Encyclopedia)Kei Islands: see Kai Islands, Indonesia. ...Tenimbar Islands
(Encyclopedia)Tenimbar Islands: see Tanimbar Islands, Indonesia. ...West Irian Jaya
(Encyclopedia)West Irian Jaya: see Papua, Indonesia. ...West New Guinea
(Encyclopedia)West New Guinea: see Papua, Indonesia. ...Riouw Archipelago
(Encyclopedia)Riouw Archipelago: see Riau Archipelago, Indonesia. ...Suharto
(Encyclopedia)Suharto or Soeharto both: so͞ohärˈtō [key], 1921–2008, president of Indonesia (1967–98). A veteran of the war for independence (1945–49) against the Dutch, he became army chief of staff in 1...Seran
(Encyclopedia)Seran or Serang: see Seram, Indonesia. ...history painting
(Encyclopedia)history painting, the painting of scenes from classical and Christian history and mythology. It was taught in the academies of art, from the Renaissance to the 19th cent., as the highest form of art i...art history
(Encyclopedia)art history, the study of works of art and architecture. In the mid-19th cent., art history was raised to the status of an academic discipline by the Swiss Jacob Burckhardt, who related art to its cul...oral history
(Encyclopedia)oral history, compilation of historical data through interviews, usually tape-recorded and sometimes videotaped, with participants in, or observers of, significant events or times. Primitive societies...Browse by Subject
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