Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim nation, is now in the midst of dramatic upheaval. This history of Indonesia provides an overview from the prehistoric period to the present and explores the connections between the nation's many communities and the differences that propel contemporary breakaway [...]
Focuses on Indonesias' global importance which was the key generator of the 'Asian flu' that laid low economies across East Asia in the late 1990s, and it has become a centre for Islamist politics and social movements (including terrorism). This book looks at how nations and regions across the world[...]