The Precarious Past in Premodern Java - by Wayan Jarrah Sastrawan

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About the Author: Wayan Jarrah Sastrawan is a historian and lecturer at the Australian National University.
202 Pages
History, Asia

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The practice of history in premodern Java was profoundly influenced by precarious conditions of textual production and preservation: fragile manuscripts perished in the tropical environment, archival records were scattered far afield, and historical memories faded over many generations. In this book, Wayan Jarrah Sastrawan examines how Javanese societies between the fifth and fifteenth centuries CE responded with distinctive strategies to record and transmit knowledge of the past. Drawing on sources in Javanese, Sanskrit, Malay, and related languages from the Indonesian archipelago, Sastrawan provides a detailed account of diverse forms of history-making in premodern Java, reconstructing a dynamic culture in which written and nonwritten modes of transmission coexisted and intersected. By situating these practices within broader discussions of global historiography, this book challenges modern assumptions about what counts as "history" and illuminates how societies have developed different ways of preserving and remembering the past.

About the Author

Wayan Jarrah Sastrawan is a historian and lecturer at the Australian National University.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W)

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 202

Genre: History

Sub-Genre: Asia

Publisher: University of California Press

Theme: India & South Asia

Format: Hardcover

Author: Wayan Jarrah Sastrawan

Language: English

Street Date: July 7, 2026

TCIN: 1006650620

UPC: 9780520422766

Item Number (DPCI): 247-51-8073

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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