In 1998, wracked by financial turmoil and political upheaval, Indonesia seemed like a country on the brink of collapse. Yet it has more than turned its fortunes around. This book is the gripping inside account of Indonesia's steep decline after the Asian financial crisis and its improbable recovery and rise in the ensuing two decades. Blending first-rate journalism with in-depth research, it charts the country's difficult journey from a failing state to a confident young democracy and a fast-growing economy.