Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Indonesia: Revolution without Socialism -- ch. 2 The Late Death of Slavery -- ch. 3 From Betel to Tobacco: The Modern Transformation -- ch. 4 Chains of Silver, Chains of Steel: Forcing Politics on Geography -- ch. 5 Merdeka: The Indonesian Key to Freedom -- ch. 6 The Quest for an Indonesian Past -- ch. 7 The Japanese Impact: From Briefcase to Samurai Sword -- ch. 8 The Revolution in Regional Perspective -- ch. 9 Gestapu: A Hesitant Assessment, 1967 -- ch. 10 "Asian Tradition" and Indonesian Politics: The One and the Many -- ch. 11 Why not Federalism? -- ch. 12 Chinese and the State: The Jewish Analogy
Summary
The chapters of this book derive from the reflections of a prominent historian on the nature of modern Indonesian history, over a 40-year time span
