Regime Change and Ethnic Politics in Indonesia: Dayak Politics of West Kalimantan

by Taufiq Tanasaldy

When the Indonesian New Order regime fell in 1998, regional politics with strong ethnic content emerged across the country. In West Kalimantan the predominant feature was particularly that of the Dayaks. This surge, however, was not unprecedented. After centuries of occupying a subordinate place in the political and social hierarchy under the nominal rule of the Malay sultanates, Dayaks became involved in an enthusiastic political emancipation movement...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 900426373X
• ISBN13: 9789004263734
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.5"