Publications by Dirk A Buiskool:

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
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
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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