Brief history of Indonesia: sultans, spices and tsunamis: the incredible story of southeast Asia's largest nation

"The #1 selling history in Indonesia, now expanded and revised to include recent political and economic developments under President Prabowo Subianto, who was elected in 2024 and is determined to play a far more active role in international affairs than any of his predecessors A single-volume narrative history covering everything from the early empires which built the monuments of Borobudur and Prambanan, to the international spice trade and the 300-year Dutch colonial period that was ended by a dramatic revolution which sparked anti-colonial movements across the globe Tells the human stories of the people who shaped the nation-from pilgrims, adventurers and missionaries to scholars and traders-in a highly readable way Includes 32 pages of photographs with approximately 20 photographs, including rare archival prints"--