BOOK REVIEW: Majapahit (Intrigue, Betrayal and War in Indonesia’s Greatest Empire)

By Herald van der Linde. Monsoon Books, London, Soft cover, 368 pp.

It has long been obvious that in the outside world Indonesia has been little known or regarded relative to its size, its population and its role in history. There are several reasons for this, including perhaps its name, a composite of “India” and “Islands” which came into use in the latter part of Dutch colonial rule. In that case, perhaps it might hav…