Table of contents : CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ABBREVIATIONS A NOTE ON MAKASSARESE LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION Introduction Making a History of Early Modern Makassar Part I. History-Making 1. Early Modern Makassar and Its Contexts 2. Culture and History-Making 3 .Transformations in Makassarese Perceptions of the Past Part II. Making History 4. Historical Literacy and Social Hierarchicalization 5 . Historical Literacy and Gowa as the Center of Makassar 6 . Historical Literacy and Makassarese Culture Conclusion The Force of History APPENDIX EARLY MODERN RULERS OF GOWA AND TALLOQ NOTES GLOSSARY BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX