ISBN: 0804761302
STANFORD UNIV PRESS
2008 - Paperback - 496 Seiten

Recognized as the most authoritative general account of Indonesia, this revised and expanded fourth edition has been updated in light of new scholarship. New chapters at the end of the book bring the story up to the present day, including discussion of recent events such as the 2002 Bali terrorist bombings and the 2004 tsunami.

Indonesia is the fourth most populous nation of the earth and a major producer of oil and other resources. It is also the most populous nation of the Islamic world and at the same time heir to vigorous pre-Islamic traditions and complex cultural heritages which make up the Republic. Its colourful history, from c.1200 to the present day, is described in this comprehensive work, which rests upon sources in both Indonesian and Western languages.