School Of Humanities And Communication ArtsThe History of Modern IndonesiaWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 101972.1
Discipline: HISTORY
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 2
Credit Points: 10
Equivalent Units
B3283 - Modern Indonesia, 101404 - The History of Modern Indonesia
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Successful completion of 40 credit points.
About this Unit
This unit surveys the history of Indonesia, Australia's nearest and most important Asian neighbour. Commencing with the coming of Islam to Indonesia in the twelfth century it concludes with the overthrow of Soeharto in 1998 and the subsequent struggle for democratic reform, but the focus is primarily on the twentieth-century. The unit looks briefly at the Islamic and Hindu-Buddhist kingdoms, the colonial period, the nationalist struggle, the Japanese occupation and in more detail the first fifty years of independence. Indonesia's rich heritage of trade, culture, religions, and ethnicities are all dealt with. The unit also examines historiographical problems for the study of Indonesian history and seeks to identify historical patterns.