Chinese Indonesians in post-Suharto Indonesia : democratisation and ethnic minorities / Wu-Ling Chong.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chong, Wu-Ling, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chinese--Indonesia.

Chinese.

Indonesia.

Indonesia--Politics and government--20th century.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

ix, 244 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, [2018]

Contents:

1 Contemplating the Role of the Ethnic Chinese: Ethnic Politics, Criminality, and Civil Society in Post-Suharto Indonesia p. 1

Part 1 'Pariah' Ethnic Minorities and Democratisation p. 23

2 A Short History of the Ethnic Chinese in Indonesia: Creating a 'Pariah' Class p. 25

3 Democratisation and Ethnic Minorities: A Look at Indonesia's Democratisation and the Ethnic Chinese p. 40

Part 2 Civil Society, Business, and Politics: The Ambivalent Position of the Chinese in Post-Suharto Indonesia p. 61

4 Opening Up the Chinese Socio-cultural Sphere: The Ambivalence of Increasing Visibility p. 63

5 Local Ethnic Chinese Business p. 97

6 Electoral Politics and the Chinese in Post-Suharto Indonesia p. 120.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-231) and index.

ISBN:

9789888455997

9888455990

OCLC:

1057705277