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During the colonial and early independence periods, the Chinese community in Batavia/Jakarta was governed by the semi-autonomous Kong Koan (Chinese Council). Its members, known as Chinese officers, regularly convened to discuss civil registration, taxation, religion, finances, health, education, safety, legal matters, and other community concerns.
This volume presents the Council's annotated Malay minutes: unique archival material that provides insights into the daily life of Indonesia’s vibrant Chinese-descended community. While much existing scholarship relies on Dutch sources, this volume offers a perspective from within.
This volume presents the Council's annotated Malay minutes: unique archival material that provides insights into the daily life of Indonesia’s vibrant Chinese-descended community. While much existing scholarship relies on Dutch sources, this volume offers a perspective from within.
Price: $209.00
Pages: 982
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Series: Brill Handbooks of Chinese Overseas
Publication Date:
16 January 2025
ISBN: 9789004713055
Format: Hardcover
Tom Hoogervorst, Prof. (1984), Royal Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV) and Universitas Negeri Malang, is a senior researcher. He has written several publications on language contact and Sino-Malay publications, including Language Ungoverned (Cornell, 2021).
Monique Erkelens, Ph.D. (1981) is an independent scholar based in Surabaya, Indonesia. She is trained as an early-modern historian focusing on China and Indonesia. She has worked for the Kong Koan Project since 2005 and completed her dissertation on its archival material in 2013.
Monique Erkelens, Ph.D. (1981) is an independent scholar based in Surabaya, Indonesia. She is trained as an early-modern historian focusing on China and Indonesia. She has worked for the Kong Koan Project since 2005 and completed her dissertation on its archival material in 2013.