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The Making of middle Indonesia : middle classes in Kupang town, 1930s-1980s /

What holds Indonesia together? 'A strong leader' is the answer most often given. This book looks instead at a middle level of society. Middle classes in provincial towns around the vast archipelago mediate between the state and society and help to constitute state power. 'Middle Indon...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Klinken, Geert Arend van
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Brill, 2014.
Series:Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde ; 293.
Power and place in Southeast Asia ; v. 5.
Subjects:
Middle class > Indonesia > Kupang (Nusa Tenggara Timur)
City and town life > Indonesia > Kupang (Nusa Tenggara Timur)
Kupang (Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia) > Social conditions.
Kupang (Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia) > Economic conditions.
Vie urbaine > Indonésie > Kupang (Nusa Tenggara Timur)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
City and town life.
Economic history.
Middle class.
Social conditions
Indonesia > Kupang (Nusa Tenggara Timur)
Australian
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Some hidden strength
  • A historical synthesis
  • A researcher's notes
  • Betting on the Rajas (1930s)
  • Elite brokers (1934-1950)
  • Authority (1950s-1970s)
  • The gatekeeper (1950s-1970s)
  • The making of middle Indonesia (1962-1965).