Control of Land and Labour in Colonial Java / J. Breman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Breman, J., author.

Series:

Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde ; 101.

VKI Online.

Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde ; 101

VKI Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Land reform--Indonesia--Cirebon (Regency)--History.

Land reform.

Rural conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Leiden; Boston : Brill, 1983.

Summary:

Land reforms are usually associated with political regimes trying to restructure rural society in accordance with principles of equality and justice. In striking contrast the colonial land reform discussed in this book led to the introduction of a land floor below which small owners lost their property rights. Thus the regional authorities dealt very firmly with the agrarian crisis which became manifest in Cirebon residency in West Java at the beginning of the 20th century. The study explores the historical background of these developments, highlighting the role of agribusiness in the underdevelopment of the peasant economy. Underlying the new, rather drastic policy was the colonial government's attempt to encourage social differentiation at the village level in order to pave the way for capitalistic agricultural development. Caught between the dominant interests of the large-scale sugar estates in the area and the ideals of the protagonists of a doctrine of more populist inspiration, the land reform was bound to fall short of the stated objective: the development of a viable peasantry which would become the economic and political backbone of a stable colonial order. The final part of the book, in which the analysis shifts from the regional to the national level, discusses rural stratification and rural policies in post-colonial Indonesia.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Jan Breman

Preface / Jan Breman

Glossary / Jan Breman

Introduction / Jan Breman

Chapter I Agrarian Differentiation in Historical Perspective / Jan Breman

Chapter II The Reform Operation / Jan Breman

Chapter III Aftermath of the Land Reform / Jan Breman

Chapter IV Colonial Policy and its Sequel / Jan Breman

Notes / Jan Breman

Bibliography / Jan Breman

Index of Personal Names / Jan Breman.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Control of Land and Labour in Colonial Java.

ISBN:

9789004487352

9789067650489

OCLC:

679979039

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004487352 DOI

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