Discovering Jakarta

von Marcello Avallone

130 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Discovering Jakarta is an atmospheric journey through a city of contrasts, where mosques rise beside cathedrals, monsoons reshape the streets, and everyday speech carries the pulse of millions. This book reveals Jakarta not through postcards but through its hidden corners, its layered histories, its evolving skyline, and the warmth of its people. From mangrove forests to ghost stations, from Betawi slang to rooftop gardens, from colonial echoes to smart city ambitions, it captures a metropolis that never stops reinventing itself. A portrait of a city alive with contradictions and continuity, told with depth, intimacy, and the sensory richness of lived experience.

• Reihe: Independently published
• ISBN: 9798174525313
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 15.09.2026
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Independently published