With 13 illustrations and 9 maps. A classic work on the history of Indonesia.
Contents:
- Introduction: Th Geographical Background
- The Medieval Period of Indonesian History
- Gajah Mada, Founder of the Javanese Empire
- Mohammedans and Portuguese
- Traders from the Low Countries
- Jan Pieterszoon Coen, the Founder of the Dutch Commerical Empire
- Greatest Expansion of the East India Company
- Downfall of the Indonesian States
- New Aspects of Indonesian Life
- Netherlanders and Indonesians in the 18th Century
- Herman Willem Daendels, a Batavian Napoleon
- Thomas Stamford Raffles, the Founder of Singapore
- Johannes Van Den Bosch and the Liberals
- Planters, Soldiers, and Professors
- The End of a Colony and the Birth of a Nation
- War Comes to the Indies
- Chronological Epitome
- Index