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The '''Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies''' ([[Dutch]]: |
The '''Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies''' ([[Dutch]]: Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde, abbreviated: KITLV) at [[Leiden]] was founded in [[1851]]. Its objective is the advancement of the study of the [[anthropology]], [[linguistics]], social sciences, and history of South East Asia, the Pacific Area, and the Caribbean. Special emphasis is laid on the former Dutch colonies of [[Indonesia]], [[Suriname]], and the [[Netherlands Antilles]] and [[Aruba]]. Its unique collection of books, manuscripts, prints and photographs attracts visiting scholars from all over the world. The acronym "KITLV" stands for, in [[Dutch language|Dutch]], "Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde". |
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Revision as of 01:00, 27 July 2008
The Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (Dutch: Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde, abbreviated: KITLV) at Leiden was founded in 1851. Its objective is the advancement of the study of the anthropology, linguistics, social sciences, and history of South East Asia, the Pacific Area, and the Caribbean. Special emphasis is laid on the former Dutch colonies of Indonesia, Suriname, and the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. Its unique collection of books, manuscripts, prints and photographs attracts visiting scholars from all over the world. The acronym "KITLV" stands for, in Dutch, "Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde".
Jakarta
In 1969 a KITLV-department was started by Hans Ras in Jakarta, as a part of an agreement with Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia (LIPI, the Indonesian Institute for Sciences). Here, publications from Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore are bought and given a place in the library of the institute, publications of the institute are sold, and original scientific works in the Dutch language are translated into Indonesian.
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