A History of Modern Indonesia

The beginning of the book hops from topic to topic and person to person without strong connections. It's almost like you're reading a wikipedia entry and then you get distracted by one of the links, then a link within that link, then yet another link, all before finally returning to the original topic to read a bit further before the next link distracts you.Also, I'm concerned about overall interpretations of the book. Because when I looked up the Bre-X it looks as though it was more the doings of an individual geologist and possibly some people at the company rather than the New World government as the author implies. He also states the geologist responsible for the situation supposedly fell out of a helicopters but was really "secreted out of the country" though I have not been able to find definitive evidence that this is the case.Now that I know how strong the bias is in this case, it seems like I'll have to re-research almost everything I thought the book was teaching me. Which is very unfortunate.Like I said, I'm willing to be proven wrong though.

an outstanding history book. Indonesia is a really important country with a fascinating history and this book tells the story wonderfully.

I'm several chapters into the book. Well written, easy to follow and quite intriguing! I am not a history buff and this book is getting me through some interesting facts without boring me at all.

Great summary of the recent relevant Indonesian history. Well written and a must read for anyone interested in Indonesia. Go Jokowi!

I'm reading it for the second time.

Lettura d' obbligo per seguire le vicende storiche di uno dei paesi culturalmente e linguisticamente più interessanti del Sud-Est asiatico. Chiaro, mai scontato e concettualmente critico, si legge come un romanzo, pur essendo denso nella trattazione e nell' esposizione.