Competition, patriotism and collaboration: the Chinese businessmen of Yogyakarta between the 1930s and 1945.(Statistical Data Included)

From: Journal of Southeast Asian Studies | Date: June 1, 2002| Author: Kwartanada, Didi | Copyright information

During the turbulent years between the 1930s and the end of the Japanese occupation in 1945, Chinese businessmen in Yogyakarta confronted three major issues: competition against the emerging Indonesian entrepreneurs and Japanese business expatriates; patriotism towards their ancestral land China in fighting against Japanese aggression; and collaboration with the new regime run by their former enemy, the Japanese. During this period newly arrived 'totok' Chinese achieved pre-eminence over th...

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