| Description |
xviii, 270 pages : [4]pages plates., illustrations, maps ; 22 cm |
| Series |
Short history of Asia series |
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Short history of Asia series.
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| 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? |
| Summary |
A comprehensive history of Indonesia and its peoples, from ancient origins to the present day. Colin Brown brings contemporary research to bear on Indonesian history in this readable volume which explores Indonesia from the earliest recorded history through colonialism, to the 21st century |
| Analysis |
Indonesia |
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History |
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Overseas item |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 247-259 |
| Notes |
Also published as an electronic book (Etitle) by James Bennett Pty. Ltd., with ISBN 1741150973 |
| SUBJECT |
Indonesia -- Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008115476
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Indonesia -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85065741
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| LC no. |
2004300555 |
| ISBN |
1865088382 |
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