Published by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd. www.tuttlepublishing.com Copyright© 2015 by Tim Hannigan All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior written permission from the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hannigan, Tim, author. A brief history of Indonesia : sultans, spices, and tsunamis : the incredible story of South- east Asia’s largest nation / by Tim Hannigan. -- First edition. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8048-4476-5 (pbk.) -- ISBN 978-1-4629-1716-7 (ebook) 1. Indonesia- -History. I. Title. DS634.H35 2015 959.8--dc23 2015011166 ISBN 978-0-8048-4476-5 The Tuttle Story: “Books to Span the East and West” Many people are surprised to learn that the world’s leading publisher of books on Asia had hum- ble beginnings in the tiny American state of Vermont. The company’s founder, Charles E. Tuttle, belonged to a New England family steeped in publishing. Immediately after WWII, Tuttle served in Tokyo under General Douglas MacArthur and was tasked with reviving the Japanese publishing industry. He later founded the Charles E. Tuttle Publishing Company, which thrives today as one of the world’s leading independent publishers. Though a westerner, Tuttle was hugely instrumental in bringing a knowledge of Japan and Asia to a world hungry for information about the East. By the time of his death in 1993, Tuttle had published over 6,000 books on Asian culture, history and art—a legacy honored by the Japanese emperor with the “Order of the Sacred Treasure,” the highest tribute Japan can bestow upon a non-Japanese. With a backlist of 1,500 titles, Tuttle Publishing is more active today than at any time in its past—inspired by Charles Tuttle’s core mission to publish fi ne books to span the East and West and provide a greater understanding of each. Distributed by: North America, Latin America & Europe Tuttle Publishing 364 Innovation Drive North Clarendon, VT 05759 9436, USA Tel: 1(802) 773 8930; Fax: 1(802) 773 6993
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