The politics of Indonesia-Malaysia relations

"This book provides a comprehensive overview of the relationship between Indonesia and Malaysia, focusing especially on how the relationship has developed in the past fifty years. It argues that the political relationship between the two countries has been largely defined by rivalry, despite the fact that the processes of national self-determination began by emphasizing Indo-Malay fraternity. It shows how the two countries have different, contested interpretations of Indo-Malay history, and how a concern for Javanese hegemony which defined much of the history of the Indo-Malay world was also a key factor in the post-colonial bilateral relationship."--BOOK JACKET.