M J C Schouten
Biographic Data
| ID | 85343 |
|---|---|
| NAME | M J C Schouten |
| GIVEN NAMES | M J C |
| FAMILY NAME | Schouten |
| SIGNATURE | SCHOUTEN M J C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Beira Interior |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5191-3916 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Memories of Faraway Visitors to Southeast Asia: The 'Portuguese fort' in Amurang
This article examines today's perception among Indonesians of the Portuguese presence in Eastern Indonesia during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Despite evidence of the often violent pursuit of supremacy and material benefit by European navigators, the local population has different understandings of the past. An assessment of these from an anthropological perspective is guided by twin concepts such as emics and etics, and memory and hi…
Manifold Connections: The Minahasa Region in Indonesia
This paper focuses on eastern Indonesia, and in particular on the Minahasa region of northern Sulawesi. It examines the links of this region with others in the archipelago, as well as with the state, from the early modern period through to the present, and tests the usefulness of the concepts of ‘centre’ and ‘periphery’ in understanding the nature of those links. A centre–periphery relationship is commonly defined in terms of geography, economy o…
Leadership and Social Mobility in a Southeast Asian Society: Minahasa, 1677-1983
Leadership and Social Mobility in a Southeast Asian Society
Warfare and wealth were the major means for acquiring status in precolonial Minahasa (North Sulawesi). The author argues that the quest for power and prestige is an ongoing concern among Minahasans. Based on extensive anthropological and historical research, this book focuses on patterns and processes of social mobility. The character of leadership in tribal society, then under the colonial bureaucracy, and later in modern Indonesia are discussed…
Leadership and Social Mobility in a Southeast Asian Society: Minahasa, 1677-1983
Manifold Connections: The Minahasa Region in Indonesia
This paper focuses on eastern Indonesia, and in particular on the Minahasa region of northern Sulawesi. It examines the links of this region with others in the archipelago, as well as with the state, from the early modern period through to the present, and tests the usefulness of the concepts of ‘centre’ and ‘periphery’ in understanding the nature of those links. A centre–periphery relationship is commonly defined in terms of geography, economy o…
Leadership and Social Mobility in a Southeast Asian Society
Warfare and wealth were the major means for acquiring status in precolonial Minahasa (North Sulawesi). The author argues that the quest for power and prestige is an ongoing concern among Minahasans. Based on extensive anthropological and historical research, this book focuses on patterns and processes of social mobility. The character of leadership in tribal society, then under the colonial bureaucracy, and later in modern Indonesia are discussed…
Leadership and Social Mobility in a Southeast Asian Society: Minahasa, 1677-1983
Manifold Connections: The Minahasa Region in Indonesia
This paper focuses on eastern Indonesia, and in particular on the Minahasa region of northern Sulawesi. It examines the links of this region with others in the archipelago, as well as with the state, from the early modern period through to the present, and tests the usefulness of the concepts of ‘centre’ and ‘periphery’ in understanding the nature of those links. A centre–periphery relationship is commonly defined in terms of geography, economy o…
Memories of Faraway Visitors to Southeast Asia: The 'Portuguese fort' in Amurang
This article examines today's perception among Indonesians of the Portuguese presence in Eastern Indonesia during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Despite evidence of the often violent pursuit of supremacy and material benefit by European navigators, the local population has different understandings of the past. An assessment of these from an anthropological perspective is guided by twin concepts such as emics and etics, and memory and hi…
Asian Studies and History (4 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Colonialism (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · History (2 works) · History (2 works) · Ancient history (1 works) · Anthropology (1 works)