Indeks : hlm. 263-270 ; Indonesia is an enigma to outside observes, who have never seemed sure just what it is: Islamic, authoritarian, democratic, developing, disintegrating. The largest country in its region, Indonesia holds the key to Southeast Asia's future, while recent developments-demands for greater regional autonomy, ethnic, political and religious conflict-are making the archipelago significant on the world stage and prompting re-examination of its history.