The Javanese - one of the largest ethnic groups in the Islamic world - were once mostly 'nominal Muslims', with pious believers a minority and the majority seemingly resistant to Islam's call for grea
"Ricklefs grounds his study of Javanese religious change in the material reality of the island. This is very fine social history." —James Rush, Arizona State UniversityBy the early nineteenth century,
Mangkunagara I (1726-1795) was one of the most flamboyant figures of eighteenth-century Java. A charismatic rebel from 1740 to 1757 and one of the foremost military commanders of his age, he won the l
The fourth edition of a textbook geared toward undergraduates, this volume treats various periods of Indonesian history in twenty five chapters averaging about eighteen pages each. The author, clearly
A new, comprehensive, one volume history of Southeast Asia that spans prehistory to the present. Ricklefs brings together colleagues at the National University of Singapore whose expertise covers the
A new, comprehensive, one volume history of Southeast Asia that spans prehistory to the present. Ricklefs brings together colleagues at the National University of Singapore whose expertise covers the
