Publications by Dirk A Buiskool:
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Books
- Tours through historic Medan and its surroundings (travelguide) with Tjeerd Koudenburg, Medan, 1994. (Reprints 1997, 1999, 2003, 2008)
- De reis van Harm Kamerlingh Onnes, Brieven uit de Oost 1922-1923. (The voyage of Harm Kamerlingh Onnes, letters from the East 1922-1923), Verloren, Hilversum, the Netherlands, 1999. This book received the Linschoten Award 1999 for a publication in the field of travelhistory.
- Co-author books
- Medan, beeld van een stad (Medan, impression of a city), Asia Major, Purmerend, Nederland, 1997
- The Dutch Encounter with Asia, 1600-1950 Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, 2002
- Kota Lama, Kota baru. Sejarah Kota-Kota di Indonesia sebelum dan setelah kemerdekaan. (Old city, new city: The history of the Indonesian City Before and After Independence) Yogyakarta: Penerbit Ombak, 2005.
- Papers and articles
- "De gebroeders Tjong, zakentalent, politiek en filantropie in koloniaal Medan". (The Tjong brothers, business talent, politics and philantrophy in colonial Medan) in: Spieghel Historiael, Meppel, The Netherlands, 1994.
- The Chinese commercial elite of Medan, 1890-1942./ Paper presented for the seminar Shared Histories Conference, organised by the Penang Heritage Trust, 30 July - 3d August 2003, Penang.
- The Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Medan 1910-1960./ Paper presented for the seminar 'Dekolonisasi dan Posisi Etnis Tionghoa di Indonesia', Padang, 18-21 juni 2006
- Perceptions on Indonesian late colonial history Focus on Medan./ Paper presented for the seminar "Sejarah Indonesia yang Kontroversial: Solusi dan Strategi Pengajarannya SMA" Universitas Negeri Medan (Unimed). Medan, 8 September 2007
- Persons who made a positive contribution to East Sumatra, 1860-1942./ Paper presented at the seminar : "Para Tokoh, Pejuang dan Pahlawan Sumatera Utara". At the centre for historical and social studies Negeri Universitas Medan. Medan, 10 November 2007
- Local Politics in Medan, 1890-1942./ Paper presented at the Encompass (Encountering of a common past in Asia) conference, 6-8 January 2009, Medan. Conference organised by Leiden University the Netherlands, in cooperation with the Universitas Negeri Medan, restaurant Omlandia and the Universitas Sumatera Utara (University of North Sumatra).
- The Chinese Commercial Elite of Medan, 1890-1942: The Penang Connection,
in: Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, Volume 82 Part 2 No. 297 December 2009
- Popular articles
- Jalan Hakka no. 2 in Archipel Magazine, spring 2006
- Medan, de plantersstad (Medan, the plantation city) In Archipel Magazine, autumn 2007
- Spookhuis in Medan, (Ghosthouse in Medan) Archipel Magazine, spring 2008
- Talang Benoa, Archipel Magazine, summer 2008
- Het Huis van Lim Hong Lap, (The house of Lim Hong Lap) Archipel Magazine, winter 2008
- De Multatuli van Deli. Archipel Magazine, Spring 2010
Dirk A. Buiskool is currently working on a book on the Chinese commercial elite of Medan which is planned for publication in 2011.
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