Being Malay in Indonesia: Histories: Hopes and Citizenship in the Riau Archipelago

by Nicholas J. Long

For over 40 years, the people of Indonesia's Riau Archipelago resented what they saw as "colonial" control by Mainland Sumatra. In 1999, when the post-authoritarian state committed to democ- racy and local autonomy, they saw their chance to lobby for the region to be returned to its "native" Malays. In 2004, the islands officially became Riau Islands Province. This book explores what happened next.

Living in a new province created "for Malays"...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824838653
• ISBN13: 9780824838652
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.9"