Jacqueline Knörr

Creole Identity in Postcolonial Indonesia

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Produktbeschreibung

Contributes to understanding of identity formation in ethnically and religiously diverse post-colonial societies Analyzes social, political and historical contexts of Creoleness at both grass-roots and State level Describes how different sections of society engage with creole identity in order to promote collective identification, transcending ethnic and religious boundaries,

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Berghahn Books
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. März 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 498g
• ISBN-13: 9781782382683
• ISBN-10: 1782382682
• Artikelnr.: 40855973

Autorenporträt

Jacqueline Knörr is Head of Research Group at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology and Extraordinary Professor at the Martin Luther University in Halle/Saale, Germany. She was brought up in Ghana and Germany and conducted extensive field research in Indonesia, West Africa and Central Europe. She has worked as Senior Lecturer, Senior Researcher, University Professor, Scientific Director, Consultant and Political Advisor. Her research and publications focus on the political anthropology of postcolonial societies, decolonization, nationalism, identity politics, ethno-linguistics, gender, and childhood.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Maps and Figures
Acknowledgements
Introduction
* Creole Identity and Postcolonial Diversity
* Ethnic versus Transethnic Identity
* National Identity in the Context of Ethnic and Transethnic References
* The City as Locus and Focus
* Categories of Identification and Social Discourses as Objects of
Observation and Analysis
* Notes on Field Research
Chapter 1. Creole Identity in Postcolonial Context
* Creole Terminology at the Conceptual Crossroads of History and
Ideology
* Creolization and Creole Identity Beyond the Caribbean
* Towards a Comparative Concept of Creole Identity
* Indigenization and Ethnogenesis as Criteria of Creolization
* Creoleness versus (Post-)creole Continuum
* The CvP Model: Creolization versus Pidginization
* The Pidgin Potential of Creole Identity for Postcolonial
Nation-building
* Creole Ambivalences
Chapter 2. Jakarta, Batavia, Betawi
* Cityscape and City Dwellers
* Historical Beginnings: Sunda Kelapa, Jayakarta, Batavia
* Social Organization and Interethnic Relationships in Batavia
* Creolization and the Emergence of the Betawi
* Social Marginalization of the Betawi
* The (Re-)discovery of the Betawi: Objectives and Context of State
Sponsorship
Chapter 3. Orang Betawi versus Orang Jakarta
* Discourses, Definitions, Dichotomies
* Betawi (asli) versus pendatang
* Betawi versus Betawi Asli: Ethnic References with and without 'Asli'
* Betawi as Jakarta Asli
* The Pidgin Potential of Betawi Culture and Identity
* Orang Jakarta as a Category of Urban Identification
* Creolization of Jakartan Identity?
* Tradition and Modernity in the Relationship between Orang Betawi and
Orang Jakarta ... and a Miss and Mister Jakarta Pageant
Chapter 4. Suku bangsa Betawi: Integration and Differentiation of Ethnic
Identity
* The Inner and Outer circle of the Betawi
* Betawi Kota: the (Political) Spearhead of the Betawi
* Betawi Pinggir: the Guardians of 'True Islam'
* Betawi Udik: the Guardians of 'True Tradition'
* Betawi Kota, Pinggir and Udik: Integration through Differentiation
and Diversification from Within
* The Arabic Dimension of Betawi-ness
* Tugu: Exotics of Enclave?
* Kampung Sawah: The (Christian) Betawi in the Paddy Field
* Bangsawan Betawi: About the Invention of a Betawi Aristocracy
* Batak Going Betawi, Or: What Is a Batak Betawi?
Chapter 5. Betawi versus Peranakan (Chinese)
* Conceptual Disentanglement
* Cina Benteng: the First Peranakan
* Between Privilege and Expulsion: The Chinese in Batavia and Early
Postcolonial Jakarta
* The Repression of the Chinese during the Suharto Era
* Recent Developments: 'Free the Dragon' versus 'Be(com)ing Betawi'
* The Betawi's Appetite for Incorporation
Chapter 6. Orang Betawi versus Orang Indonesia: On the Connection between
Ethnic Diversity and National Unity
* Pancasila and Bhinneka Tunggal Ika as Core Principles of National
Identity
* The Betawi as a Representation of Bhinneka Tunggal Ika: On the
Meaning of 'Diversity of Origin' for 'Unity in Diversity'
* National Meanings of Betawi Indigeneity
* Betawi-ization versus Javanization of the National Centre
* Betawi contraorang kompeni: Postcolonial Constructions of
Anticolonial Heroism
* Orang Betawi and Orang Indonesia as Interconnected Categories of
Identification
Chapter 7. Betawi Politics of Identity and Difference
* Betawi Goes Politics: The First 'Betawi untuk Gubernur' Campaign
* Indigeneity in the Production of Authenticity and Commitment
* Creole Identity in the Production of Commonalities
* Islam In and Out of Politics
* Jakarta between National and Local Representation
* Social Margins Going Ethno-politics
* Betawi as a Social Class and as Urban Identification
Conclusion: Towards an Open End
Bibliography