Chinese Indonesians

Chinese Indonesians: remembering, distorting, forgetting

by Coppel, Charles A. Lindsey, Timothy Pausacker, Helen

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This volume honours, and reflects on, the life and work of the Australian Indonesianist, Charles A. Coppel. His interests -- reflected in this volume -- are broad, ranging from history, politics, legal issues, and violence against the Chinese, through to culture and religion. The chapters in the volume, contributed by scholars from Australia, Indonesia, Europe, and Singapore, also all reflect a theme, inspired by Charles Coppel's expression, 'remembering, distorting, forgetting', by which he dr…

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  • Full title :Chinese Indonesians : remembering, distorting, forgetting / edited by Tim Lindsey, Helen Pausacker.

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This volume honours, and reflects on, the life and work of the Australian Indonesianist, Charles A. Coppel. His interests -- reflected in this volume -- are broad, ranging from history, politics, legal issues, and violence against the Chinese, through to culture and religion. The chapters in the volume, contributed by scholars from Australia, Indonesia, Europe, and Singapore, also all reflect a theme, inspired by Charles Coppel's expression, 'remembering, distorting, forgetting', by which he drew attention to misrepresentations of the Chinese, seeking to locate the realities behind the myths that form the basis for the racism and xenophobia the Chinese have often experienced in Indonesia.

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  • Publication Date:2005.

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  • Description:1 online resource (xxvii, 215 pages) : : illustrations

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  • ISBN:9789812305442, 9812305440
  • oclc:ocn644609491
  • LC Classification:DS632.3.C5
  • Dewey Decimal:305.89510598

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