A unique study of the growth and development of the Indonesian press and its influence on the birth of a modern Indonesian socioeconomic and political consciousness. It details the evolution of the vernacular press and its resulting conflicts with colonial forces. It also examines the development of modern Indonesian society.

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This book contains richly detailed information... compiled during the course of the author's meticulous research... a good reference for achieving a better understanding of the development of modern Indonesian society, especially the growth and spread of new intellectual ideas in the middle nineteenth to the early twentieth centuries, as part of the colonial society.