A History of Modern Indonesia
A History of Modern Indonesia
Since the Bali bombings of 2002 and the rise of political Islam, Indonesia has frequently occupied media headlines. Nevertheless, the history of the fourth largest country on earth remains relatively unknown. Adrian Vickers' book, first published in 2005, traces the history of an island country, comprising some 240 million people, from the colonial period through revolution and independence to the present. Framed around the life story of Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Indonesia's most famous and controversial novelist and playwright, the book journeys through the social and cultural mores of Indonesian society, focusing on the experiences of ordinary people. In this new edition, the author brings the story up to date, revisiting his argument as to why Indonesia has yet to realise its potential as a democratic country. He also examines the rise of fundamentalist Islam, which has haunted Indonesia since the fall of Suharto.
- Second edition of Adrian Vickers' classic history of Indonesia which is framed around the life story of the country's most famous writer
- Concentration on social and cultural history foregrounds the everyday life experiences of the Indonesian people
- Update takes the story from the Bali bombings of 2002 to the present and analyses the rise of Islamic fundamentalism
Product details
May 2013Paperback
9781107624450
326 pages
229 × 152 × 17 mm
0.43kg
20 b/w illus. 7 maps
Available
Table of Contents
- 1. Our colonial soil
- 2. Cultures of the countryside
- 3. 'To assail the colonial machine'
- 4. The revolution
- 5. Living in the atomic age
- 6. From old to new orders
- 7. Terror and development in a happy land
- 8. Age of globalisation, age of crisis.
