Letters of a Javanese Princess
eBook - ePub

Letters of a Javanese Princess

  1. 234 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Letters of a Javanese Princess

About this book

Letters of a Javanese Princess (1921) is a collection of letters by Indonesian political activist and national hero Raden Adjeng Kartini. Written over the last several years of her life to friends and acquaintances in the Netherlands, Kartini's letters illuminate the mind of a young woman with a deep understanding of the political and personal ramifications of injustice in her native Java.

For a young woman without access to a formal education, Raden Adjeng Kartini managed to combine a remarkable empathy for those suffering under an oppressive regime with an incredibly effective willpower to establish herself as a leading political thinker in her country. Decrying the influence of opium on Indonesia's poor, she criticizes the influence of European civilization on its colonial possessions: "Civilization is a blessing, but it has its dark side as well. The tendency to imitate is inborn, I believe. The masses imitate the upper classes, who in turn imitate those of a higher rank, and these again follow the Europeans." Not only is European influence a cause of cultural loss, it creates a demand, in one specific case, for such products as opium, pressuring the Indonesian government to allow its use and sale despite the harm it imposes upon its people. Throughout her letters, Kartini presents a nuanced, balanced critique of both Indonesian society's oppressive treatment of girls and women—a lack of education, forced marriages—and the detrimental consequences of European conquest and cultural assimilation. Letters of a Javanese Princess is a powerful record of one woman's commitment to many, an invaluable resource for scholars of colonialism, and a fascinating text for readers looking to familiarize themselves with the life of a national hero.

This edition of Raden Adjeng Kartini's Letters of a Javanese Princess is a classic of Indonesian literature reimagined for modern readers.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. I
  6. II
  7. III
  8. IV
  9. V
  10. VI
  11. VII
  12. VIII
  13. IX
  14. X
  15. XI
  16. XII
  17. XIII
  18. XIV
  19. XV
  20. XVI
  21. XVII
  22. XVIII
  23. XIX
  24. XX
  25. XXI
  26. XXII
  27. XXIII
  28. XXIV
  29. XXV
  30. XXVI
  31. XXVII
  32. XXVIII
  33. XXIX
  34. XXX
  35. XXXI
  36. XXXII
  37. XXXIII
  38. XXXIV
  39. XXXV
  40. XXXVI
  41. XXXVII
  42. XXXVIII
  43. XXXIX
  44. XL
  45. XLI
  46. XLII
  47. XLIII
  48. XLIV
  49. XLV
  50. XLVI
  51. XLVII
  52. XLVIII
  53. XLIX
  54. L
  55. LI
  56. LII
  57. LIII
  58. LIV
  59. LV
  60. LVI
  61. LVII
  62. LVIII
  63. LIX
  64. LX
  65. LXI
  66. LXII
  67. LXIII
  68. LXIV
  69. LXV
  70. LXVI
  71. LXVII
  72. LXVIII
  73. LXIX
  74. LXX
  75. LXXI
  76. LXXII
  77. LXXIII
  78. LXXIV
  79. LXXV
  80. A Note About the Author
  81. A Note from the Publisher