In the 19th century, colonial rule brought the modern world closer
to the Indonesian peoples, introducing mechanized transport,
all-weather roads, postal and telegraph communications, and
steamship networks that linked Indonesia's islands to each other,
to Europe and the Middle East. This book looks at Indonesia's
global importance, and traces the entwining of its peoples and
economies with the wider world. The book discusses how products
unique to Indonesia first slipped into regional trade networks and
exposed scattered communities to the dynamic influence of far-off
civilizations. It focuses on economic and cultural changes that
resulted in the emergence of political units organized as
oligarchies or monarchies, and goes on to look in detail at
Indonesia's relationship with Holland's East Indies Company. The
book analyses the attempts by politicians to negotiate ways of
being modern but uniquely Indonesian, and considers the
oscillations in Indonesia between movements for theocracy and
democracy. It is a useful contribution for students and scholars of
World History and Southeast Asian Studies.
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