Studies in Indonesian History is a collection of essays on different aspects of Indonesian history, designed as an introduction to the subject for high-school or first year university students. While it is suitable for someone with no background knowledge of southeast Asian history, the essays are thematic rather than narrative, so a basic understanding of the chronology of Indonesian history would be useful.

The essay titles are:

• Basic Cultural Influences
• The Place of Islam
• Patterns of Trade and Maritime Society Before the Coming of the Europeans
• The Significance of the Coming of the Europeans
• Social and Economic Effects of Increasing European Penetration
• The Rise of Nationalism
• The Place of Communism
• The Role of the Military in Indonesian Society
• Tradition and Leadership

March 1992

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