Books by James T. Siegel

Concerns the role of language in the Indonesian revolution. This book traces the beginnings of the Indonesian revolution, which occurred from 1945 through 1949 and which ended Dutch colonial rule, to the last part of the nineteenth century.

Examining the links between the concept of criminality and scandal, rumour, fear, and the state, this book analyses daily life in Jakarta through the seemingly disparate and strongly connected elements of family life, gossip, and sensationalist journalism.