{"product_id":"in-search-of-middle-indonesia-middle-classes-in-provincial-towns-9789004263000","title":"In Search of Middle Indonesia: Middle Classes in Provincial Towns","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe middle classes of Indonesia’s provincial towns are not particularly rich yet nationally influential. This book examines them ethnographically. Rather than a market-friendly, liberal middle class, it finds a conservative petty bourgeoisie just out of poverty and skilled at politics. Please note that Sylvia Tidey's article (pp. 89-110) will only be available in the print edition of this book (9789004263000).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Many of the chapters, then, are written by Indonesian scholars, and herein lies the value of this collection: it provides a view of contemporary society and democracy as it is seen by Indonesian people.\"  – Emma Baulch, in Pacific Affairs 89.1 (2016), p. 230-232.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Authors Preface List of Illustrations  Introduction:  1. Gerry van Klinken - Democracy, markets and the assertive middle  Class: 2. Ben White - Betting on the middle? Middletown, Mojokuto and ‘Middle Indonesia’ 3. Nicolaas Warouw - Working class revisited: Class relations in Indonesian provincial towns  4. Jan Newberry - Class Mobil  The state: 5. Sylvia Tidey - A divided provincial town: The development from ethnic to class-based segmentation in Kupang  6. Wenty Marina Minza - Ethnicity and young people’s work aspirations in Pontianak  7. Amalinda Savirani - Resisting reforms: The persistence of patrimonialism in Pekalongan’s construction sector  Everyday culture: 8. Cornelis Lay (with Gerry van Klinken) -  Growing up in Kupang  9. Noorhaidi Hasan - Islam in provincial Indonesia: Middle class, lifestyle and democracy  10. Joseph Errington - In search of Middle Indonesian: Linguistic dynamics in a provincial town  Bibliography Index","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210644840791,"sku":"9789004263000","price":107.92,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/in-search-of-middle-indonesia-middle-classes-in-provincial-towns-9789004263000","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}