An Illustrated History of Indonesia
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2026
John Beaufoy Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-913679-46-0 (ISBN)
John Beaufoy Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-913679-46-0 (ISBN)
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An Illustrated History of Indonesia describes the history of Indonesia from prehistoric times up to the present day, with illustrations throughout. The narrative portrays an amalgam of Indonesia's own original traditions, most of Asia's great faiths and civilisations and 450-odd years of Western colonialism.
An
Illustrated History of Indonesia describes the history of Indonesia from prehistoric times up to the present day. The narrative is an amalgam of Indonesia's own
original traditions, most of Asia's great faiths and civilisations and 450-odd
years of Western colonialism. Its turbulent passage since independence has
produced a country with enormous potential for the future. Ray Canoy examines
how today's reasonably strong state has emerged from this history to mediate
between an extremely diverse array of cultures, ethnic groups and socioeconomic
actors across the world's largest archipelago.
The first chapters follow Indonesians from the prehistoric
Austronesian-speaking population waves that settled the islands, on to the
Hindu-Buddhist high cultures that gave its early political centres a lasting
heritage. Later chapters then describe the trade-driven advents of Islam and
the West, the Dutch colonial experience, the post-colonial struggles between
democracy and autocracy in the Sukarno and Suharto eras, and finally the
country's ongoing efforts to find a path after dictatorship to decentralised
growth and pluralism in the twenty-first century.
Alongside the main text, the book features boxed panels on
specific topics of interest, bespoke maps and a detailed timeline. Together
these offer the reader a chance to engage with Indonesia's past, from the
post-glacial birth of the archipelago to today's emerging post-Western global
order.
An
Illustrated History of Indonesia describes the history of Indonesia from prehistoric times up to the present day. The narrative is an amalgam of Indonesia's own
original traditions, most of Asia's great faiths and civilisations and 450-odd
years of Western colonialism. Its turbulent passage since independence has
produced a country with enormous potential for the future. Ray Canoy examines
how today's reasonably strong state has emerged from this history to mediate
between an extremely diverse array of cultures, ethnic groups and socioeconomic
actors across the world's largest archipelago.
The first chapters follow Indonesians from the prehistoric
Austronesian-speaking population waves that settled the islands, on to the
Hindu-Buddhist high cultures that gave its early political centres a lasting
heritage. Later chapters then describe the trade-driven advents of Islam and
the West, the Dutch colonial experience, the post-colonial struggles between
democracy and autocracy in the Sukarno and Suharto eras, and finally the
country's ongoing efforts to find a path after dictatorship to decentralised
growth and pluralism in the twenty-first century.
Alongside the main text, the book features boxed panels on
specific topics of interest, bespoke maps and a detailed timeline. Together
these offer the reader a chance to engage with Indonesia's past, from the
post-glacial birth of the archipelago to today's emerging post-Western global
order.
Ray Canoy writes on world history and was Associate Professor of European History at the University of Oklahoma until 2013. He has a PhD from Indiana University and is the author of The Illustrated History of the Philippines. He is working on a study of Ireland and the Philippines as agrarian Catholic ex-colonies of imperial Western powers. Born in Cebu, he lives in Europe.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 2.4.2026 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Illustrated Histories |
| Zusatzinfo | 260 colour photographs, illustrations and maps |
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 189 x 246 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte |
| ISBN-10 | 1-913679-46-2 / 1913679462 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-913679-46-0 / 9781913679460 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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