Chinese democracies : a study of the kongsis of West Borneo (1776-1884) /
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| Author / Creator: | Yuan, Bingling. |
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| Imprint: | Leiden : Research School of Asian, African, and Amerindian Studies, Universiteit Leiden, 2000. |
| Description: | xv, 354 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | CNWS publications ; vol. 79 CNWS publications ; no. 79. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5647932 |
Table of Contents:
- The Definition of the Term "Kongsi"
- The Borneo Kongsis as Seen by De Groot and His Followers
- The Borneo Kongsis Revisited
- Ch. 1. The Rise of the Kongsi Societies (1750-1777)
- West Borneo in the Eighteenth Century
- The Arrival of the Chinese Miners
- The Mining System and Techniques
- The Immigration and the Temple Cults
- From Hui to Kongsi
- The Founding of the Heshun Zongting
- Luo Fangbo and the Establishment of Lanfang Kongsi
- Ch. 2. The Golden Age of the Federations of Montrado and Mandor (1777-1839)
- The Townships of Montrado and Mandor
- The Life of the Miners
- Relationships with the Dayaks and the Malay
- The Government
- Law
- Defence and Military Service
- Religion and Education
- Conflicts
- Ch. 3. Reinstatement of the Dutch Authority (1818-1825)
- Hoisting the Dutch Flag
- The Chinese Poll Tax
- Good Chinese, Bad Chinese
- The "Period of Neglect"
- Ch. 4. Transformation and Conflict (1840-1850)
- The Decline of Mining and the Development of Agriculture and Trade
- The Transformation of the Kongsi Society and Ethnic Strife
- The Opium Smuggling Incident at Sedau
- The Battle of Pamangkat
- The First Peace Talks
- Ch. 5. The Colonial State and the Kongsis (1851-1853)
- The Establishment of the "Regentschap"
- Willers "Stubborn Patience"
- A Change in Government Policy
- The Willer Conferences
- Commissioner Prins
- Ch. 6. The End of Autonomy (1853-1884)
- Montrado's Last Stand
- The Jiulong Kongsi
- The Secret Society Sandianhui
- Liu Asheng and the End of the Lanfang Kongsi
- Ch. 7. Chinese Democracy in the Frontier Society of West Borneo
- Characteristics of the Chinese Immigrant Communities and Their Democratic Institutions
- The Institution of the Zongting
- The Background of the Presidential Zongting Institution. App. 3. Xianshi Gushi
- App. 4. You Jinshan Fu
- App. 5. Hailu (passages related to West Borneo)
- App. 6. Temples in Present Day West Borneo
- App. 7. List of the Sultans of Sambas and Pontianak
- App. 8. Headmen of the Heshun Zongting Arrested by the Dutch Army in 1854.