Books by Bagoes Wiryomartono

This book is a fascinating, wide-reaching interdisciplinary examination of urbanism in the context of humanities and social sciences research, comprising cutting-edge theoretical and empirical investigations of urban livability and sustainability.

This book is a recollection and reflection of various accomplishments on human endeavours; it is an attempt to attain a comprehensive understanding on humanities. Such an attempt is in the hope that engenders interdisciplinary discourses beyond traditional disciplines in human and social sciences. The nature of this study is an original inquiry into the manifold of human works. The purpose is to broaden and deepen our understanding on the sense and essence of human works, in various forms and functions, from knowledge, arts, literature, sport, and technology. The manuscript is dedicated to specialists and generalists in humanities and social sciences, who are interested in thinking and reflection on human endeavours for the sustainability of environment and humanity. The manuscript is organized into nine chapters: Of Knowledge, Of Design, Of Technology, Of Art, Of Movie, Of Sport, Of Literature, Of Dress and Of Culture.

Javanese Culture and the Meanings of Locality: Studies on the Arts, Urbanism, Polity, and Society is an examination of the social and cultural geography of Java. This book penetrates and surveys the Javanese world, and examines the traditions, customs, arts, urban habitation, polity, history, and belief systems of people who speak the Javanese language and live on Java Island in the Indonesian archipelago. A primary focus in these essays is to analyze the meanings of locality in the context of arts, architecture, polity, and society, with the hope of unveiling the potential of local culture in enriching and strengthening the diversity of the global world.