THIS UNIVERSITY-LEVEL TEXT IS AN ATTEMPT TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN SUPERFICIAL IMPRESSION AND SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE CONCERNING INDONESIA. IT PROVIDES AN INTRODUCTION TO INDONESIA THROUGH CHAPTERS ON--(1) PHYSICAL AND HUMAN RESOURCE PATTERNS, BY K.J. PELZER, (2) INDONESIAN CULTURES AND COMMUNITIES, BY H. GEERTZ, (3) THE CHINESE MINORITY, BY G.W. SKINNER, (4) THE AGRICULTURAL FOUNDATION, BY K.J. PELZER, (5) FROM COLONIAL TO GUIDED ECONOMY, BY D.S. PAAUW, (6) LABOR IN TRANSITION, BY E.D. HAWKINS, (7) THE COURSE OF INDONESIAN HISTORY, BY R. VAN NIEL, (8) DYNAMICS OF GUIDED DEMOCRACY, BY H. FEITH, (9) GENESIS OF A MODERN LITERATURE, BY A.H. JOHNS, AND (10) THE ENDURING TRADITION--MUSIC AND THEATER IN JAVA AND BALI, BY M. HOOD. EXTENSIVE NOTES, BIBLIOGRAPHIES, AND AN INDEX ARE APPENDED. THIS 600-PAGE BOOK IS PUBLISHED BY THE HUMAN RELATIONS AREA FILES PRESS, BOX 2054, YALE STATION, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT 06511 ($12.00). (JD)