Rebellion to Integration: West Sumatra and the Indonesian Polity, 1926-1998

by Audrey R. Kahin

This study deals with the political history of the Indonesian province of West Sumatra and the Minangkabau people from the late colonial period up to the present, focussing on the course and degree of their integration into the contemporary Indonesian state. The book provides a local perspective on the growth and development of the nationalist movement in Indonesia, the struggle for independence, and the trauma involved for West Sumatra in adapting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9053563954
• ISBN13: 9789053563953
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.4"