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Although people of Chinese descent constitute less than 3% of the population in Indonesia, Chinese Indonesians dominate private business and play a vital role in the country's economy.
As a minority group, the Chinese in Indonesia suffered discrimination during the colonial period, but from 1996 until the final months of Suharto's rule, serious acts of violence against them occurred with alarming frequency, reaching a climax in major urban centres in May 1998. In this first book-length study of anti-Chinese hostility in contemporary Indonesia, Jemma Purdey undertakes a close analysis of the main incidents of violence during 1996--99. She places anti-Chinese riots within a broader context , considering causes and agency as well as the way violence has been represented in the media.
This book is part of the Asian Studies Association of Australia's Southeast Asia Publications Series (SEAPS). More info on the series can be found at their website
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