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Creole Identity in Postcolonial Indonesia by Jacqueline Knörr; Berghahn Books is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Creole Identity in Postcolonial Indonesia about?

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.

Who reads Creole Identity in Postcolonial Indonesia?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Jacqueline Knörr; Berghahn Books
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Published
2014
Language
EN
ISBN
9781782382683
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Anthropology, History, Sociology

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