Creole Identity in Postcolonial Indonesia Hardback
by Jacqueline Knorr
Part of the Integration and Conflict Studies series
Hardback
Description
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 postcolonial sense of common nationhood due to its heterogeneous origins, creole groups of people are often perceived ambivalently in the wake of colonialism and its demise, on the other.
In this book, Jacqueline Knörr analyzes the social, historical, and political contexts of creoleness both at the grassroots and the State level, showing how different sections of society engage with creole identity in order to promote collective identification transcending ethnic and religious boundaries, as well as for reasons of self-interest and ideological projects.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:236 pages
- Publisher:Berghahn Books
- Publication Date:01/03/2014
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- ISBN:9781782382683
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:236 pages
- Publisher:Berghahn Books
- Publication Date:01/03/2014
- Category:
- ISBN:9781782382683
