Author: MINISTRY OF INFORMATION REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA:
Title: Basic Information on Indonesia. [First edition].
Description: S.I. [Djakarta], Ministry of information Republic of Indonesia, [circa], 1950. Medium 8°. Original wrappers. Covertitle in bold red coloured type. 204pp. Many captioned monochrome illustrations in text and full-page of which featuring paintings by modern indonesian artists, portraits of politicians, pull-out coloured circular diagram illustrating public institutions of Bandung Regency with key and legenda [mortality rates, births, hospitals, marriages], various development programs presented, some comparative tables in text, table of contents. NOT called-for in holding Roal Dutch Instiute of Linguistics and Anthropology, KITLV. Early information about the young Republic of Indonesia: politicians, parties and parliament, indonesia's strenghths and weaknesses, economic problems and the way out, national Press and social function, development of national education, indonesian literature and authors, indonesian painting. Interesting summing-up of the republic's development problems and how to takle them. Good to very good copy.

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