Minorities, Modernity and the Emerging Nation - Couverture souple

Klinken, G. Van

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 906718151X ISBN 13 : 9789067181518

Editeur : KITLV Press, 2003

Synopsis

This book examines the development of Indonesian nationalism from the viewpoint of a minority: the urban Christian elite. Placed between the Indonesian nationalist promise of freedom and the (equally Christian) Dutch colonial promise of modernity, their experience of late colonialism was filled with dilemma and ambiguity. Rather than describe dry institutions, this study traces the lives of five politically active Indonesian Christians, both Catholic and Protestant, spanning the late colonial, Japanese occupation and early independence periods: Amir Sjarifoeddin, Bishop Soegijapranata, Kasimo, Moelia and Ratu Langie. For most of them the main problem was not so much the protest against colonialism, but the transition to more modern forms of political community. Their status as a religious minority, and as urban middle class 'migrants' out of their traditional communities, made them more aware that achieving moral consensus was problematic.
This book should be of interest to students of Indonesian history, as well as those studying the history of Third World nationalism and the history of Christian missions.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Gerry van Klinken taught science at universities in Malaysia and Indonesia between 1979 and 1991. Since then he has taught and conducted research at a number of Australian universities. At present he is a researcher at KITLV.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: KITLV Press
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 906718151X
• ISBN 13: 9789067181518
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 285
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• Personne responsable: non disponible