Surabaya, 1945-2010: Neighborhood, State and Economy in Indonesia's City of Struggle

by Robbie Peters

Surabaya, 1945-2010, presents the recent history of one of Indonesia's great port cities as viewed from a crowded low-income neighborhood (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, anticrime campaigns, neigh-borhood improvement pro-jects, the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824838645
• ISBN13: 9780824838645
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"