The open door : early modern Wajorese statecraft and diaspora / Kathryn Anderson Wellen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wellen, Kathryn Anderson, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wajo (Indonesia : Kabupaten)--Emigration and immigration.

Wajo (Indonesia : Kabupaten).

Wajo (Indonesia : Kabupaten)--Politics and government.

Wajo (Indonesia)--Politics and government.

Wajo (Indonesia).

Wajo (Indonesia)--Emigration and immigration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (230 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

De Kalb, Illinois : NIU Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The Wajorese people were one of many groups that spread across Indonesian during the early modern era. In the wake of the Makassar War (1666-1669), the Dutch took control of Makassar on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi and used it to consolidate their power in the region. Because the Wajorese had sided with the war's losers, they were treated very harshly and many opted to emigrate. They scattered far and wide across the Southeast Asian archipelago, settling in eastern Kalimantan, western Sumatra, the Straits of Malacca, and the Sulawesian port city of Makassar. Wellen reconstructs the fascinating and little-told story of the Wajorese diaspora. Wajorese migrants exhibited remarkable versatility in adapting to local conditions in the areas where they settled. They perpetuated their own culture overseas while simultaneously using various assimilation strategies such as intermarriage to thrive in their adopted homelands. Relations between Wajorese migrants and their homeland intensified in the early 18th century when successive rulers in Wajoq deliberately sought to harness the growing military and commercial potential of the migrant communities. This effort culminated in the 1730's when the exiled La Maddukelleng, an Indonesian national hero, returned to Makassar from neighboring eastern Kalimantan and attempted to expel the Dutch from South Sulawesi. His campaign exemplifies the manner in which overseas Wajorese remained an essential part of Wajoq long after they left home. The Open Door's strong thematic organization allows readers with specific interests such as commercial law, family networks, diaspora, and comparative politics to quickly find fascinating and relevant information about this lesser-known Southeast Asian society"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Amongst diasporas and states

Wajorese history and migration

Overseas politics

Commerce

Family relations

Identity and ethnicization

The repatriate Arung Matoa

The Wajorese in comparative perspective.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781501757839

1501757830

9781609091705

1609091701

OCLC:

902963337