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Creole identity in postcolonial Indonesia /

Contributing to identity formation in ethnically and religiously diverse postcolonial societies, this book examines the role played by creole identity in Indonesia, and in particular its capital, Jakarta. While, on the one hand, it facilitates transethnic integration and promotes a specifically post...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Knörr, Jacqueline, 1960- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Berghahn Books, 2014.
Series:Integration and conflict studies ; v. 9.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Creole identity in postcolonial context
  • Jakarta, Batavia, Betawi
  • Orang Betawi versus Orang Jakarta
  • Suku bangsa Betawi : integration and differentiation of ethnic identity
  • Betawi versus Peranakan
  • Orang Betawi versus Orang Indonesia : the connection between ethnic diversity and national unity
  • Betawi politics of identity and difference
  • Conclusion. Towards an open end.