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- Title
The Complications of "Traditional" Village Revival in Mentawai, West Sumatra.
- Authors
DELFI, MASKOTA; WEINTRÉ, JOHAN
- Abstract
The article aims to capture the clan and elite groups' view of the development of local identities and government in Mentawai, West Sumatra, Indonesia. Topics include a description of the Mentawaian customs and culture including its governance system called desa, its political ties with the central Minangkabau government in the mainland, and the negotiations towards regional autonomy. It also includes the early political reform initiatives in 1998-2000 when Suharto was president of Indonesia.
- Subjects
MENTAWAI Islands (Indonesia); POLITICAL elites; POLITICAL systems; MANNERS &; customs; MINANGKABAU (Indonesian people); POLITICAL autonomy; POLITICAL reform; SOEHARTO, 1921-2008
- Publication
Social Transformations: Journal of the Global South, 2014, Vol 2, Issue 2, p3
- ISSN
2799-0141
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.13185/1957