Free Download Robert W. Hefner, "Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Indonesia"
English | ISBN: 1138644420 | 2018 | 446 pages | AZW3 | 3 MB
Few countries as culturally rich, politically pivotal, and naturally beautiful as Indonesia are as often misrepresented in
global media and conversation. Stretching 3,400 miles
east to west along the equator, Indonesia is the fourth most populous
country in the world and home to more than four hundred ethnic groups and several major world religions. This sprawling Southeast
Asian nation is also the world's most populous Muslim-majority country and the third largest
democracy. Although in recent years the country has experienced serious
challenges with regard to religious harmony, its trillion-dollar economy is booming and its press and public sphere are among the most vibrant in Asia. A land of
cultural contrasts, contests, and contradictions, this ever-evolving country is today rising to even greater global prominence, even as it redefines the terms of its national, religious, and civic
identity.
