Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- PART I: Introducing Java -- ISLAND OF EDEN -- GEOGRAPHY -- FLORA AND FAUNA -- BIRD WATCHING -- PREHISTORY -- CLASSICAL HISTORY -- 16TH-18TH CENTURIES -- 19TH CENTURY -- EARLY 20TH CENTURY -- WAR AND REVOLUTION -- SINCE INDEPENDENCE -- PEOPLES -- JAVANESENESS -- RELIGION -- THE JAVANESE CALENDAR -- LANGUAGE & LITERATURE -- GAMELAN MUSIC -- DANCE AND DRAMA -- WAYANG KULIT -- JAMU -- PART II: Jakarta -- INTRODUCTION -- SIGHTS OF JAKARTA -- LIVING IN JAKARTA -- PULAU SERIBU -- PART III: West Java -- INTRODUCTION -- WEST COAST -- BANTEN -- KRAKATAU -- THE BADUI -- UJUNG KULON NATIONAL PARK -- BOGOR -- SOUTH FROM BOGOR -- MTS. GEDE & PANGRANGOI -- BANDUNG -- THE SUNDANESE ARTS -- THE PARAHYANGAN -- BANDUNG TO YOGYA -- PART IV: Yogyakarta -- INTRODUCTION -- THE HAMENGKUBUWONOS -- KERATON CEREMONIES -- RATU KIDUL -- THE KERATON -- THE OLD CITY -- JALAN MALIOBORO -- CITY OF THE ARTS -- YOGYA SIDETRIPS -- FURTHER EXPLORATIONS -- PART V: Antiquities -- INTRODUCTION -- BOROBUDUR -- THE KEDU PLAIN -- THE DIENG PLATEAU -- PRAMBANAN PLAIN -- PART VI: Surakarta -- INTRODUCTION -- SIGHTS OF SOLO -- THE ARTS IN SOLO -- SIDETRIPS FROM SOLO -- SUKUH AND CETO -- PART VII: The North Coast -- INTRODUCTION -- CIREBON -- PEKALONGAN -- SEMARANG & VICINITY -- EASTERN PASISIR -- KRETEK -- PART VIII: East Java -- INTRODUCTION -- SURABAYA -- 10 NOVEMBER 1945 -- SURABAYA SIDETRIPS -- MADURA ISLAND -- KERAPAN SAPI -- MALANG & ENVIRONS -- ANTIQUITIES OF EAST JAVA -- TENGGER HIGHLANDS -- VISITING BROMO -- BLAMBANGAN -- Practicalities -- INDONESIA AT A GLANCE -- MAP OF INDONESIA -- TRAVEL ADVISORY -- Tourist Information, Visas -- Foreign Embassies, What To Bring Along -- Climate, Time Zone, Money -- Office Hours, Communications, Telephone Codes -- Electricity, Health -- Food and Drink -- Security, Addresses, Calendar.

Etiquette, Traveling with Children, Accommodations -- Shopping -- Shipping, Photography, Protected Species -- INDONESIAN LANGUAGE PRIMER -- TRANSPORTATION -- Getting to Indonesia, Traveling in Indonesia -- MAP OF AIR LINKS ON JAVA -- Air Travel -- MAP OF SEA ROUTES -- Sea Travel -- Land Travel -- MAP OF RAIL LINKS ON JAVA -- Tours and Travel Agencies -- JAKARTA PRACTICALITIES -- Accommodations -- Dining -- Shopping -- Nightlife -- Cultural Events -- Medical Services -- Jakarta's Best Bets -- Pulau Seribu -- WEST JAVA PRACTICALITIES -- West Coast Beaches -- Krakatau -- Ujung Kulon National Park -- Bogor -- Puncak Area -- Selabintana -- Pelabuhan Ratu -- Bandung -- East of Bandung -- Pangandaran -- YOGYAKARTA PRACTICALITIES -- Getting There -- Tourist Information Getting Around -- YOGYA STREET MAP -- Accommodations -- Dining -- Performing Arts -- Shopping -- Money, Communications, Medical Services, Immigration -- TEMPLE PRACTICALITIES -- Borobudur -- Kedu Plain -- Dieng Plateau -- Wonosobo -- Prambanan Plain -- Other Prambanan Temples -- Glossary -- SURAKARTA PRACTICALITIES -- Getting There -- SURAKARTA STREET MAP -- Getting Around, Accommodations -- Dining -- Tours & Courses, Meditation Performing Arts -- Shopping -- Services -- Solo Sidetrips -- NORTH COAST PRACTICALITIES -- Cirebon -- Pekalongan -- PEKALONGAN STREET MAP -- Semarang -- East of Semarang -- EAST JAVA PRACTICALITIES -- Surabaya -- Madura -- Malang -- Bromo -- Java's Eastern Tip -- About the Contributors -- FURTHER READING -- GLOSSARY -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS -- INDEX.