A History of Modern Indonesia Since C. 1200

by Ricklefs, M. C.

• ISBN13: 9780804744805
• ISBN10: 0804744807
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• 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	vii
List of Maps	ix
Preface to the First Edition	x
Preface to the Second Edition	xiii
Preface to the Third Edition	xiv
A Note on Orthography	xv
Abbreviations and Acronyms	xvii
I The Emergence of the Modern Era
The Coming of Islam	3	(15)
General Aspects of Pre-Colonial States and Major Empires, c. 1300--1500	18	(7)
The Arrival of the Europeans in Indonesia, c. 1509--1620	25	(11)
The Rise of New States, c. 1500--1650	36	(23)
Literary, Religious and Cultural Legacies	59	(14)
II Struggles for Hegemony, c. 1630--1800
Eastern Indonesia, c. 1630--1800	73	(11)
Western Indonesia, c. 1640--1800	84	(7)
Java, c. 1640--82	91	(14)
Java, Madura and the VOC, c. 1680--1745	105	(21)
Java and the VOC, c. 1745--92	126	(17)
III The Creation of a Colonial State, c. 1800--1910
Java, 1792--1830	143	(12)
Java, 1830--1900	155	(16)
The Outer Islands, c. 1800--1910	171	(22)
IV The Emergence of the Idea of Indonesia, c. 1900--42
A New Colonial Age	193	(13)
The First Steps towards National Revival, c. 1900--27	206	(21)
Repression and Economic Crisis, 1927--42	227	(20)
V The Destruction of the Colonial State, 1942--50
The Second World War and the Japanese Occupation, 1942--5	247	(14)
The Revolution, 1945--50	261	(28)
VI Independent Indonesia
The Democratic Experiment, 1950--7	289	(23)
Guided Democracy, 1957--65	312	(30)
Creating the New Order, 1965--75	342	(24)
The New Order at its Peak, 1976--88	366	(21)
The Challenge, Crisis and Collapse of the New Order, 1989--98	387	(21)
Indonesia since Soeharto	408	(14)
Notes and References	422	(19)
Bibliography	441	(29)
Maps	470	(10)
Index	480