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- Surabaya, 1945-2010: Neighbourhood, State and Economy in Indonesia's City of Struggle
- Book
- 2013
- Published by: NUS Press Pte Ltd
- Series: Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) - Southeast Asia
summary
Surabaya, 1945-2010 presents the recent history of one of Indonesia's great port cities as viewed from a crowded low-income neighbourhood (kampung) called Dinoyo. By following the lives of Dinoyo residents over three generations, it provides a new perspective on landmark moments in the country's modern history, including the war for independence, the destruction of the Communist Party, anti-crime campaigns, neighbourhood improvement projects, the fall of the New Order and the rise of democracy, as well as more recent government campaigns to fight terrorism and promote urban renewal. During several long periods of residence in the kampung, Robbie Peters gathered richly detailed information about the responses of its residents to the tumultuous process of political reform and economic growth. He shows how their informal economy adapted to the forces of urban change, and how their neighbourhood-based social institutions promoted a 'participative' citizenship that resisted state attempts to shape a more exclusive citizenship that restricted the rights of newcomers to the city. Residents of urban neighbourhoods such as Kampung Dinoyo make up a substantial proportion of Indonesia's urban population and their kampungs a significant proportion of urban land, yet they rarely appear in historical accounts of the Indonesian city. Peters' account of urban life as experienced by one group of kampung residents is a unique contribution to the literature on one of Asia's largest and most complex countries.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. 1-6
- List of Tables
- pp. ix-10
- List of Figures
- pp. xi-xii
- Acknowledgements
- pp. xiii-xiv
- Chapter 2: Dinoyo
- pp. 18-37
- Chapter 3: The Purge
- pp. 38-71
- Chapter 4: Improvements
- pp. 72-96
- Chapter 5: Factory to Mall
- pp. 97-116
- Chapter 6: Crisis
- pp. 117-139
- Chapter 7: Ninja
- pp. 140-155
- Chapter 8: The Alley and the Street
- pp. 156-176
- Chapter 9: Urban Renewal
- pp. 177-202
- Chapter 10: Conclusion: Death and Life
- pp. 203-218
- Bibliography
- pp. 223-239
- About the Author
- pp. 240-258
Additional Information
ISBN
9789971697945
Related ISBN(s)
9789971696443
MARC Record
OCLC
867742274
Pages
272
Launched on MUSE
2013-12-16
Language
English
Open Access
No