To nation by revolution: Indonesia in the twentieth century

摘要

Any book from noted historian Anthony Reid is to be welcomed as making a significant contribution to the literature on Indonesia. A collection of Reid's essays from over four decades is a particularly special event, capturing the best of his work, allowing reflections on the perspectives of the times and reminding us that the insights of a good historian can have a timeless quality. Of the 12 chapters here, all are based on previously published papers that have been revised and updated, but for one, chapter 9, on the bloody events of 1965-66.