From the Book - Fourth edition.
The emergence of the modern era
General aspects of pre-colonial states and major empires, c. 1300-1500
The arrival of the Europeans in Indonesia, c. 1509-1620
The rise of new states, c. 1500-1650
Literary, religious and cultural legacies
Struggles for hegemony, c. 1630-1800
Eastern Indonesia, c. 1630-1800
Western Indonesia, c. 1640-1800
Java, Madura and the VOC, c. 1680-1745
Java and the VOC, c. 1745-92
The creation of a colonial state, c. 1800-1910
The outer islands, c. 1800-1910
The emergence of the idea of Indonesia, c. 1900-42
The first steps towards national revival, c. 1900-27
Repression and economic crisis, 1927-42
The destruction of the colonial state, 1942-50
The Second World War and the Japanese occupation, 1942-5
The first democratic experiment, 1950-7
Guided democracy, 1957-65
Creating the new order, 1965-75
The new order at its peak, 1976-88
The challenge, crisis and collapse of the new order, 1989-98
Reforming Indonesia, 1998-2004
