M. C. RICKLEFS is a recognised leading authority on the history and current affairs of Indonesia. He is currently Professor of History at the National University of Singapore, Adjunct Professor at the Australian National University, and Honorary Professor at Monash University, Australia.
'Covering an enormous span of eight centuries, this history is systematic, balanced, sympathetic to its subjects, authoritative for every period under review, and deeply intelligent. It is, in my view, the finest historical survey of Indonesia ever written and one of the most accessible and comprehensive of any Asian realm.' - Victor Lieberman, University of Michigan