This book analyses social unrest, autonomy and separatism in the wake of the Indonesian economic crisis. Topics covered include Indonesian nationalism in historical perspective, identity and the nation-state.

Part I. Themes and Issues1. Ruth McVey Nation versus State in Indonesia2. Paul James Forming Nations: Beyond Western-centrism3. Ann Kumar The State and Status of the Nation: a Historical Viewpoint4. Rizal Sukma Indonesia Since President Wahid: Problems and Prospects of Democratization5. David RayandGary Goodpaster Indonesian Decentralization: Local Autonomy, Trade Barriers and DescriminationPart II. The Regions6. Damien Kingsbury Diversity in Unity7. Richard Chauvell Papua and Indonesia: Where Contending Nationalisms Meet8. Ed Aspinall Modernity, History and Ethnicity: Indonesian and Acehnese Nationalism in Conflict9. Rizal Sukma Aceh in Post-Suharto Indonesia: Protracted Conflict Amid Democratization10. Elizabeth Collins The Struggle for Political Reform in South Sumatra11. Ismet Fanary The First Year of Local Autonomy: The Case of West Sumatra12. Minako Sakari Resisting the Mainland: The Formation of Bangka-Belitung Province