History of Modern Indonesia since c.1200

M. C. RICKLEFS is a recognised leading authority on the history and current affairs of Indonesia. He is currently Professor of History at the National University of Singapore, Adjunct Professor at the Australian National University, and Honorary Professor at Monash University, Australia.

• List of IllustrationsList of MapsPreface A Note on OrthographyAbbreviations and AcronymsPART I: THE EMERGENCE OF THE MODERN ERA The Coming of IslamGeneral Aspects of Pre-Colonial States and Major Empires, c. 1300-1500The Arrival of the Europeans in Indonesia, c.1509-1620The Rise of New States, c.1500-1650Literary, Religions and Cultural LegaciesPART II: STRUGGLES FOR HEGEMONY, c. 1630-1800 Eastern Indonesia, c.1630-1800Western Indonesia, c.1640-1800Java, c. 1640-82Java, Madura and the VOC, c.1680-1745Java and the VOC, c.1745-92PART III: THE CREATION OF A COLONIAL STATE, c.1800-1910 Java, 1792-1830Java, 1830-1900The Outer Islands, c. 1800-1910PART IV: THE EMERGENCE OF THE IDEA OF INDONESIA, c.1900-42 A New Colonial AgeThe First Steps Towards National Revival, c.1900-27Repression and Economic Crisis, 1927-42PART V: THE DESTRUCTION OF THE COLONIAL STATE, 1942-50 The Second World War and the Japanese Occupation, 1942-5The Revolution, 1945-50PART VI: INDEPENDENT INDONESIA The First Democratic Experiment, 1950-7Guided Democracy, 1957-65Creating the New Order, 1965-75The New Order at its Peak, 1976-88The Challenge, Crisis and Collapse of the New Order, 1989-98Creating a New Democratic Order, 1998-2001Reforming Indonesia, 1998-2004Indonesia since 2004Notes and ReferencesBibliographyMapsIndex.

'Covering an enormous span of eight centuries, this history is systematic, balanced, sympathetic to its subjects, authoritative for every period under review, and deeply intelligent. It is, in my view, the finest historical survey of Indonesia ever written and one of the most accessible and comprehensive of any Asian realm.' - Victor Lieberman, University of Michigan