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A short history of Indonesia : the unlikely nation?

Author: Colin Brown
Publisher: Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2003.
Series: Short history of Asia series.
Edition/Format:   Book : English
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Colin Brown
ISBN: 1865088382 9781865088389
OCLC Number: 52900720
Description: xviii, 270 p., [4] p. of plates : col. ill., maps ; 22 cm.
Contents: Chapter 1: The Indonesian context --
What's in a name? --
The physical environment --
The ethnographic environment. Chapter 2: The rise of states: 1-1500 C.E. --
The rise of the state --
Hindu and Buddhist societies. Chapter 3: The age of commerce: 1400-1700 --
The spread of Islam --
The Beginnings of colonialism. Chapter 4: Economic demise, political decline: 1600-1800 --
Extension of VOC control --
Decline of Mataram --
The Chinese War, 1740-1741 --
The Company outside Java --
The collapse of the VOC --
The legacy of the VOC. Chapter 5: Establishment of empire: 1800-1900 --Colonial reactions -The Cultivation System --
Liberal Era --
East coast of Sumatera --
Aceh --
The Aceh War --
The other islands --
The colonial infrastructure. Chapter 6: Times of change: 1900-1945 --
Japanese administration. Chapter 7: From revolution to authoritarian rule: 1945-1957. Chapter 8: - Guided to Pancasila democracy: 1956-1998 --
The rise of the New Order government --
New Order foreign policy --
The New Order and East Timor --
Separatism in Aceh --
Economic developments under Suharto --
Restraints on the exercise of power. Chapter 9: Reformasi: The post-Suharto era?
Series Title: Short history of Asia series.
Responsibility: Colin Brown.

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