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A Short History of Indonesia

A Short History of Indonesia

The Unlikely Nation?

by Colin Brown
Paperback
Publication Date: 01/07/2003

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Islamic, authoritarian, democratic, developing, disintegrating, Indonesia is an enigma to outside observers who have never seemed sure just what it is.

The largest country in its region, Indonesia holds the key to Southeast Asia's future, while recent developments (demands for greater regional autonomy, ethnic, political and religious conflict) are making the archipelago significant on the world stage and prompting re-examination of its history.

As a state Indonesia is a twentieth-century creation, but its peoples' roots go deeper. Through the exchange of ideas, myths, rulers, religions and trade goods, they share a history two millennia long. Occupying a key section of the east Asia-Europe trade route, Indonesia was influenced by external forces, including the religion of Islam and Dutch colonialism. Today, it has the largest Muslim population in the world. How were these societies brought into interaction with each other, eventually to produce the single state of modern Indonesia? And how have the peoples of independent Indonesia tried to resolve the consequences of that unity since?

Colin Brown brings the latest research to bear on Indonesian history in this readable, comprehensive volume. From the earliest recorded history to the classical empires, through colonialism and Japanese occupation, Sukarno and Suharto and the 1999 elections, to present-day tensions and beyond, this is an important book for anyone wanting to understand how Indonesia came to be, and what its future holds.
ISBN:
9781865088389
9781865088389
Category:
Asian history
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
01-07-2003
Language:
English
Publisher:
ALLEN & UNWIN
Country of origin:
Australia
Pages:
288
Dimensions (mm):
215x140x20mm
Weight:
0.46kg
Colin Brown

Colin Brown was a Westminster Lobby journalist and political editor for 30 years for The Guardian, the Independent (from launch in 1986), Independent on Sunday, and Sunday Telegraph.

He retired from full-time work in 2008 to devote more time to books and freelance work. He is a consultant and regular contributor to The Week.

He makes frequent television and radio appearances, reviewing newspapers and discussing politics. He lives in London.

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