China and the Shaping of Indonesia, 1949-1965
Publication Year: 2011
Published by: NUS Press Pte Ltd
Cover
Title Page, Copyright, Dedication
CONTENTS
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pp. vii-ix
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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pp. xi-xii
The research and preparation of this manuscript took me across three continents, on a journey in the course of which I accumulated a great debt of gratitude to many individuals. In the United States, William H. (“Bill”) Frederick, Charles Alexander, Alonzo Hamby, Donald Jordan, Gary Hawes, Benedict Anderson, Hwa-wei Lee, Lian The-Mulliner, Kent Mulliner, Jeff ...
LIST OF FIGURES
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pp. xiii-xiv
INTRODUCTION: China in Indonesia: What’s in a Name?
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pp. 1-30
This introduction chapter addresses three central issues intriguingly and intimately related to the studies of postcolonial evolution in Indonesia during the Sukarno era (1949–65): the significance of narratives and discourses about China, whose multifaceted presence and conflicting reception in Indonesia are vividly exemplified by the above quotations; major themes in ..
PART I. (Re)presenting China
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pp. 31-32
CHAPTER 1. Changing Images of China in Pre-1949 Indonesia
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pp. 33-58
Narratives and discourses of China in post-independence Indonesia were juxtaposed within two contexts: the historical legacy of Indonesia’s longstanding interactions with China and the formations of China-images, especially by modern nationalists who remained intellectually and politically active during the Sukarno era and the significant sociopolitical transformations ...
CHAPTER 2. Discourses on Chinese Politics
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pp. 59-78
With the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in October 1949, the formal transfer of sovereignty from the Dutch to the Republic of Indonesia two months later, and the establishment of the Sino-Indonesian diplomatic relationship in mid-1950, China-images in Indonesia were to be formulated and presented in an environment substantially different from that of the pre-independence era. Th is chapter is concerned with Indonesians ...
CHAPTER 3. Social Dynamism and Economic Progress
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pp. 79-105
As people living in a newly independent country facing the exciting yet daunting task of nation-building, Indonesian intellectuals were naturally attracted by experiences of other new nations. It was within this context that China entered Indonesian discourses on society and economy. This chapter examines Indonesians’ perceptions of social and economic developments ...
CHAPTER 4. Of Culture, Religion and Intellectuals
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pp. 106-124
Th is chapter is concerned with Indonesian perceptions of culture, religion and intellectual freedom (or the lack of it) in China. It addresses three closely related questions: What were Indonesians’ views of the relationship between culture and politics in the PRC? How did they perceive Chinese intellectuals’ role in the nation-building process? What were their observations ...
PART II: Constructing the China Metaphor
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pp. 125-126
CHAPTER 5. Indonesian Dreams and the “Chinese Realities”: The Sociopolitical and Intellectual Dimensions
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pp. 127-153
We have demonstrated that there was a large quantity of writings and speeches about China aimed at the general and educated public in Indonesia between 1949 and 1965. Collectively, these led to the formation of a diverse range of perceptions and images of the PRC. While most observers regarded China as a newly emerging nationalist
CHAPTER 6. An “Inner China” and External PRC: The Ethnic and Diplomatic Dimensions
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pp. 154-202
The preceding chapter has examined the close correlation between knowledge about China and specific problems facing Indonesia’s postcolonial transition. Indonesians’ perceptions of the PRC were shaped not only by the sociopolitical environment at home, but by a complex set of ethnic and diplomatic factors both internal and external to the country. Th e existence ...
PART III: Shaping a New Trajectory
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pp. 203-204
CHAPTER 7. Sukarno, the China Metaphor and Political Populism
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pp. 205-233
... politics have been meticulously documented and extensively analysed.4 Although there is a consensus regarding Sukarno’s significant contributions to Indonesian political development, scholars disagree about the sources of his thought. While some perceive him to be essentially a statesman whose views were shaped by his Western education and by his experiences in the ...
CHAPTER 8. Pramoedya, the China Metaphor and Cultural Radicalism
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pp. 234-266
Th e previous chapter has established that Sukarno’s favourable perception of China helped shape his vision for Indonesia, which in turn contributed to the country’s profound political changes between 1956 and 1965. Th is chapter shifts our attention to the cultural arena and analyses China’s role in perpetuating Indonesian cultural radicalism during the same ...
CONCLUSION: China as an Alternative Modernity
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pp. 267-274
This study has examined in detail Indonesian representations of China in the political, socio-economic and cultural arenas that led to the emergence of three sets of master narratives, each with a series of interconnected subnarratives. They depicted China as a purposeful and harmonious society experiencing rapid economic progress, a nationalistic and populist regime ...
APPENDIX: Biographical Notes on Major China Observers in Indonesia, 1949–65
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pp. 275-291
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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pp. 292-315
INDEX
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pp. 316-321
E-ISBN-13: 9789971696023
Print-ISBN-13: 9789971693817
Page Count: 336
Illustrations: 26
Publication Year: 2011
Edition: New
