Golddiggers, Farmers, and Traders in the "Chinese Districts" of West Kalimantan, Indonesia

By Mary F. Somers Heidhues

Golddiggers, Farmers, and Traders in the "Chinese Districts" of West Kalimantan, Indonesia
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This study examines the changing role of the Chinese community of West Kalimantan, particularly its economic and social relationships. Heidhues explores the history of the community from the early nineteenth century establishment of the kongsis to the "Dayak Raids," which uprooted the rural Chinese population in the 1960s.

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