Author : Jemma Purdey
Release : 2006-02-28
Genre : Social Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 571/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Anti-Chinese Violence in Indonesia, 1996–1999 by : Jemma Purdey
Download or read book Anti-Chinese Violence in Indonesia, 1996–1999 written by Jemma Purdey. This book was released on 2006-02-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this first book-length study of anti-Chinese hostility during the collapse of Suharto’s regime, Jemma Purdey presents a close analysis of the main incidents of violence during the transitional period between 1996 and 1999, and the unprecedented process of national reflection that ensued. While ethnicity and prejudice are central to the explanation put forward, Purdey concludes that politics, economics, and religion offer additional keys to understanding why such outbreaks occurred.