Indonesia : A Global Studies Handbook
A one-stop source for essential information on the history, geography, politics, religion, economy, and culture of the fourth-most-populous country in the world.
Indonesia examines precolonial periods of the country's development, as well as its independence movement. It discusses the economic collapse of the 1990s and how the resultant civil chaos impacted Indonesia's present political and social problems and its neighbors.
This book also looks at the secessionist movements in West Papua and Aceh and the religious conflict in eastern Indonesia. In addition to current events, the coverage focuses on important individuals, from Javanese nobles to President Sukarno, whom some
considered to be a Japanese collaborator during World War II. This is the book to have for an intriguing and enlightening glance at Indonesia.
Indonesia examines precolonial periods of the country's development, as well as its independence movement. It discusses the economic collapse of the 1990s and how the resultant civil chaos impacted Indonesia's present political and social problems and its neighbors.
This book also looks at the secessionist movements in West Papua and Aceh and the religious conflict in eastern Indonesia. In addition to current events, the coverage focuses on important individuals, from Javanese nobles to President Sukarno, whom some
considered to be a Japanese collaborator during World War II. This is the book to have for an intriguing and enlightening glance at Indonesia.
Common terms and phrases
abangan
Aceh
agricultural
archipelago
army
B. J. Habibie
Bali
Balinese
Banda
batik
became
bombing
Borneo
Borobudur
Buddhist
Center for Southeast
Central Java
century
Chinese
Christian
colonial government
Communist Party
corruption
country's
culture
Dutch
Dutch colonial
Dutch government
E-mail
East Timor
eastern Indonesia
economic
elected
empire
established
European
farmers
Florence Lamoureux
forces
gamelan
Gus Dur
Habibie
Hatta
Hindu
Hinduism
independence movement
Indonesian government
Jakarta
Japanese occupation
Javanese
Kalimantan
language
located
Majapahit
Malacca
Malay
Malaysia
Maluku
Mataram
Megawati
Megawati Sukarnoputri
military
Minangkabau
Muslims
nationalist
Netherlands
organization
Papua
percent
policies
political
popular
population
Portuguese
Prambanan
president
problems
puppets
region
religion
religious
Republic
rice
rule
rulers
schools
separatist movements
Singapore
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asian Studies
Spice Islands
spice trade
Srivijaya
Suharto
Sukarno
Sulawesi
Sultan
Sumatra
throughout
traditional
transmigration
United Nations
village
violence
wayang
Website
West Timor
women
Yogyakarta