This study examines the changing role of the Chinese community of West Kalimantan, particularly its economic and social relationships. Heidhues explores the history of the community from the early nineteenth century establishment of the kongsis to the "Dayak Raids," which uproot…
On sub-ethnic groups and languages of Dayak people in West Kalimantan, Indonesia.
On sub-ethnic groups and languages of Dayak people in West Kalimantan, Indonesia.
History of Bank Kalbar, a national local bank in Kalimantan Barat Province.
History of Bank Kalbar, a national local bank in Kalimantan Barat Province.
When the Indonesian New Order regime fell in 1998, regional politics with strong ethnic content emerged across the country. In West Kalimantan the predominant feature was particularly that of the Dayaks. This surge, however, was not unprecedented. After centuries of occupying a …