No. 78 April - June 2004

Ethnicity

Divide and who rules?
     Ethnic nationalism under siege in West Papua - Richard Chauvel
 
Singing for life
     
Music is a potent source of resistance in West Papua - Alex Rayfield
 
A history of diversity
     Ethnic relations in West Kalimantan are marked with blood - Mary Somers Heidhues
Remembering today
     Ien Ang returns to Indonesia and her Chinese roots - Ien Ang
How to be Chinese
     
Ethnic Chinese experience a ‘reawakening’ of their Chinese identity - Chang-Yau Hoon
Blood or money?
     Ethnicity plays a role in local politics but money still rules - Elizabeth Collins and Muhammad Sirozi
A fair go for all
     Taking a legal approach to fighting discrimination - Wahyu Effendi

Reviving ‘Malayness’
    
Searching for a new dominant ethnic identity - Minako Sakai
Ethnic stereotyping by politicians
    
Ethnic stereotyping by local politicians in Lombok fails to please all - Kendra Clegg

Politics and human rights

Solidarity in suffering
    
Victims of ther May 1998 riots seek justice and healing - Rahadian Permadi

Environment

Land, church and state
    
Global business packaged in ecological concerns in West Flores - John Prior

Culture

Return of the Sultans
    
After the New Order, pomp and ceremony is returning to dusty palaces - Gerry van Klinken

An urban tale
    Strange companions in Jakarta’s Jalan Jaksa - Mardiyah Chamim

Hidden treasures
    
Preserving the literary past - Duncan Graham
Cops and kids
    
Indonesian police reveal their soft side - Rob Goodfellow
Dangdut trendy
    
Is it techno? Is it traditional? No, it’s ethnic hybrid house music - Jeremy W. Wallach

Film review

Harrowing and healing
    
Review of John Darling’s ‘The Healing of Bali’ - David Reeve

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