TY - JOUR
T1 - John Legge (1921-2016), AO, FASSA, FAHA: Historian, Southeast Asianist
AU - Milner, Anthony
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - This memorial essay pays tribute to John Legge’s academic career as a student and educator (especially his time at Monash and including a sabbatical at Cornell). It also touches on his interests, personal life, political and civic positions, and writings. Legge’s two best known works on Indonesia are a biography of Indonesia’s founding statesman, Sukarno (); and a highly innovative general history (). The general history is remarkable in bringing together Legge’s desire to understand Indonesia, especially the historical processes that shaped the country, with his commitment to making theoretical advances in the discipline of history. Indonesia is an achievement in interdisciplinary collaboration, with the historian Legge reaching out to a range of social scientists. A bibliography of his major works is included as well as a list of publications about Legge.
AB - This memorial essay pays tribute to John Legge’s academic career as a student and educator (especially his time at Monash and including a sabbatical at Cornell). It also touches on his interests, personal life, political and civic positions, and writings. Legge’s two best known works on Indonesia are a biography of Indonesia’s founding statesman, Sukarno (); and a highly innovative general history (). The general history is remarkable in bringing together Legge’s desire to understand Indonesia, especially the historical processes that shaped the country, with his commitment to making theoretical advances in the discipline of history. Indonesia is an achievement in interdisciplinary collaboration, with the historian Legge reaching out to a range of social scientists. A bibliography of his major works is included as well as a list of publications about Legge.
U2 - 10.1353/ind.2016.0016
DO - 10.1353/ind.2016.0016
M3 - Article
SN - 0019-7289
VL - 102
SP - 1
EP - 6
JO - Indonesia
JF - Indonesia
ER -