Jakarta Inside Out (Paperback)

by Daniel Ziv (Author)

Editorial Reviews

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"...a light and entertaining book...JAKARTA INSIDE OUT makes compelling reading for visitors and residents alike." -- Endy Bayuni, The Jakarta Post, September 22, 2002

"...direct and punchy text supported by stunning photographs...captures more than just a glimpse of Jakarta's underbelly." -- TEMPO Magazine, 21 October 2002

"...marries the bizarre character of Jakarta to the new hip publishing format that is transforming coffee-table-publishing into pop art." -- Michael Vatikiotis, Far Eastern Economic Review, 31 October 2002

"...newcomers to Jakarta will need information as politically-incorrect as this...while Jakartans will celebrate this as an everlasting memento." -- Nirvana Magazine, 21 October 2002

"Excellent...A finger-on-the-pulse primer packed with edgy photos and good tips...Provides a technicolour glimpse of the city's underbelly. " -- Lonely Planet

"Graced with striking photographs of city-life and irreverent, witty observations...It avoids the exotic cliches of most books on Indonesia." -- Time Magazine

A witty book full of sharp observations. -- Goenawan Mohamad, Tempo Magazine

Not a conventional traveler’s guide…Ziv is a joy to read. -- I-S Magazine, Singapore

Striking photographs of city life and irreverent, witty observations...the ideal Jakarta primer. -- TIME Magazine

Ziv expertly weaves city life with the tumultuous politics of the past five years. -- Far Eastern Economic Review

Product Description
A teeming metropolis of ten million, Jakarta remains one of the least understood cities in Asia. Here for the first time, the veil (and sometimes the sarong!) is lifted, exposing the city’s idiosyncrasies with irreverent prose and striking photography. From love hotels to ladyboys, sweatshops to soap opera celebrities, pigeon racing to piracy, Jakarta Inside Out leads readers on an illuminating pop culture exploration of Indonesia’s frenzied capital. This book is an essential tool for residents, visitors or anyone wishing to understand what makes Jakarta tick.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 184 pages
• Publisher: Equinox Publishing; 1st. ed edition (September 21, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9799589878
• ISBN-13: 978-9799589873
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 6.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,435,293 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining and Illuminating, April 24, 2004

By	Nicholas Dujmovic (Vienna, Virginia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

It's rare to come across a book that truly is valuable for novice and expert alike, that informs about serious matters while entertaining the reader, and that can be read quickly and yet is a "keeper" for one's library. In Jakarta Inside Out, Daniel Ziv has written one of the best insider's guides to the dirty, messy, smelly, and yet fascinating Indonesian capital. In a series of one and two page essays on various categories peculiar to Jakarta, Ziv gives the reader new to things Indonesian a great introduction to the capital and country, and yet the long-time expert will also find much of value--not the least of which is Ziv's style. His text is a hoot, and the photographs he has chosen capture all the wackiness of Jakarta. Let's hope Ziv changes jobs frequently, allowing him similar sojourns in various Asian capitals and opportunities to produce more essential guides like Jakarta Inside Out.