A History of Modern Indonesia Since C. 1200

by Ricklefs, M. C.

• ISBN13: 9780804744799
• ISBN10: 0804744793
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-12-01
• Publisher: Stanford Univ Pr

Summary

This standard work on the history of Indonesia has been thoroughly revised to incorporate the findings of recent research, and four new chapters have been added to bring the story up to date. This edition is the first to be illustrated, with the addition of 22 drawings and photographs.

Author Biography

M. C. Ricklefs has taught at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and Monash University. He is currently Director of the Melbourne Institute of Asian Languages and Societies at the University of Melbourne.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	p. vii
List of Maps	p. ix
Preface to the First Edition	p. x
Preface to the Second Edition	p. xiii
Preface to the Third Edition	p. xiv
A Note on Orthography	p. xv
Abbreviations and Acronyms	p. xvii
The Emergence of the Modern Era
The Coming of Islam	p. 3
General Aspects of Pre-Colonial States and Major Empires, c.1300-1500	p. 18
The Arrival of the Europeans in Indonesia, c.1509-1620	p. 25
The Rise of New States, c.1500-1650	p. 36
Literary, Religious and Cultural Legacies	p. 59
Struggles for Hegemony, c.1630-1800
Eastern Indonesia, c.1630-1800	p. 73
Western Indonesia, c.1640-1800	p. 84
Java, c.1640-82	p. 91
Java, Madura and the VOC, c.1680-1745	p. 105
Java and the VOC, c.1745-92	p. 126
The Creation of a Colonial State, c.1800-1910
Java, 1792-1830	p. 143
Java, 1830-1900	p. 155
The Outer Islands, c.1800-1910	p. 171
The Emergence of the Idea of Indonesia, c.1900-42
A New Colonial Age	p. 193
The First Steps towards National Revival, c.1900-27	p. 206
Repression and Economic Crisis, 1927-42	p. 227
The Destruction of the Colonial State, 1942-50
The Second World War and the Japanese Occupation, 1942-5	p. 247
The Revolution, 1945-50	p. 261
Independent Indonesia
The Democratic Experiment, 1950-7	p. 289
Guided Democracy, 1957-65	p. 312
Creating the New Order, 1965-75	p. 342
The New Order at its Peak, 1976-88	p. 366
The Challenge, Crisis and Collapse of the New Order, 1989-98	p. 387
Indonesia since Soeharto	p. 408
Notes and References	p. 422
Bibliography	p. 441
Maps	p. 470
Index	p. 480
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