Historical Dictionary of Indonesia

Audrey Kahin

doi:10.5771/9780810874565

Summary

A wide-flung archipelago lying between the Pacific and Indian Oceans, Indonesia is the world's most populous Islamic country. For over two thousand years it was a crossroads on the major trading route between China and India, but it was not brought together into a single entity until the Dutch extended their rule throughout the Netherlands East Indies in the early part of the 20th century. Declaring its independence from the Dutch in 1945, the Republic of Indonesia was ruled by only two regimes over the next half century Throughout the years the country has continued to be dogged by an inefficient bureaucracy and by perpetual problems of corruption. However, since 2004 Indonesia has successfully carried out four direct elections for president, together with an equal number of elections for legislative bodies at all levels of government, and has finally in 2014 elected a president with no ties to either the military or to the previous authoritarian power structure.

This third edition of Historical Dictionary of Indonesia contains a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 900 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Indonesia.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2015
ISBN-Print: 978-0-8108-7195-3
ISBN-Online: 978-0-8108-7456-5
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 669
Product type: Book Titles

1. Contents No access
2. Editor’s Foreword No access
3. Preface No access
4. Acknowledgments No access
5. Acronyms and Abbreviations No access
6. Chronology No access
7. Maps No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 18
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5. E No access
6. F No access
7. G No access
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9. I No access
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11. K No access
12. L No access
13. M No access
14. N No access
15. O No access
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17. R No access
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20. U No access
21. V No access
22. W No access
23. Y No access
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Appendix A: Rulers of the Early States No access Pages 517 - 520
Appendix B: Governors-General of the Netherlands Indies, 1609–1949 No access Pages 521 - 524
Appendix C: Netherlands Ministers of the Colonies No access Pages 525 - 532
Appendix D: Cabinets of the Republic of Indonesia No access Pages 533 - 534
Appendix E: Republic of Indonesia Office Holders No access Pages 535 - 544
Appendix F: Parliamentary Strengths and Electoral Performance of the Parties, 1945–2014 No access Pages 545 - 554
Bibliography No access Pages 555 - 668
About the Author No access Pages 669 - 669