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Java isn't the kick it claims to be; Before you go Information: Indonesian Tourist Promotion Office, 3457 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90010. (213) 387-8309 or (213) 387-2078. Embassy of Indonesia, 2020 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20036. Books: "Shadow Play" by Paul Fleischman (Harper and Row, 1990). "Shadow Theatres and Shadow Films" by Lotte Reiniger (Watson-Guptill, 1970). "The Shadow Puppet Book" by Janet Lynch-Watson (Sterling, 1980). "Indonesian Batik Processes, Patterns and Places" Sylvia Fraser-Lu (Oxford University Press, 1986). "Encyclopedia of Batik Designs" by Leo O. Donahue (Art Alliance Press: Cornwall Books, 1981). "Arts and Crafts of Indonesia" by Anne Richter (Chronicle Books, 1994). "The CoffeeBook" by Dawn Campbell (Pelican Publishing, 1993). Video: "Wonders Sacred and Mysterious." Videocassette on Borobudur (Reader's Digest International Video Network, 1993). Guidebooks: "Indonesia: a Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit," 4th edition (Lonely Planet Publications, 1995). "Indonesia" handbook, 6th edition, Bill Dalton (Moon Publications, 1995). "Maverick Guide to Bali and Java," 2nd edition (Pelican Publishing, 1995).
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To some people, Java is a cup of coffee. To others, Java is an
animated Website. But to the people who live on Java and haven't
even heard of Starbucks or the Internet, it's an overcrowded South
Sea island that is very proud of its culture.
So I decided to go straight to the cultural center, Yogajakarta
affectionately called Yogja (JOG-jah) by locals and tourists who
can't pronounce Yogajakarta to see exactly what culture was there.
The first thing I learned is that Yogajakarta...
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