Surabaya is Indonesia’s second largest city but is not well known to the outside world. Yet in 1900, Surabaya was a bigger city than Jakarta and one of the main commercial centers of Asia.
Howard Dick is an economic historian, Southeast Asia specialist, and associate professor at the Australian Centre of International Business, University of Melbourne, Australia. He has written widely on Indonesia.
“The ease with which to book can be read conceals the fact that
Dick has had to painstakingly piece the account together from a
large number of disparate sources, including Dutch archival
materials.… Dick proves that resourceful use of snippets of
information can go a very long way.”
*Australian Economic History*
“With its explicit emphasis on long–term trends and the
socio–political context, it is a readable book for the general
student of Indonesia or urban history. At the same time, the
richness of the data presented, and the sophistication of his
judgment, make it a rewarding source for the specialist.”
*EH.NET*
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