Pyramids and Politeness
Australian academic Dr Harold Crouch was bound for the Middle Kingdom. But he discovered Indonesia—and became fascinated.
May 22, 2001
Harold Crouch's attachment to Indonesia started with cataclysmic events. But the events in question were far removed from the archipelago.
In the mid 1960s, the Australian academic was set to leave for China to teach English when Chairman Mao's cultural revolution interrupted his plans. So he changed course for Indonesia.
Young Harold, armed with a crash course in Indonesian, continued to find himself in interesting times. In fact, his timing pr
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