Vanishing Frontiers: A Javanese Plantation Emplacement, 1870s – 2000s

Vanishing Frontiers: A Javanese Plantation Emplacement, 1870s – 2000s

The introduction of the Agrarian Law of 1870 led hundreds of would-be Dutch planters to try their luck in the plantation business. Soon, dots of settlements where coolies from lowlands were housed emerged on the island map. Plantation emplacements were different from ordinary villages, as they were...

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Main Author: Pujo Semedi Hargo Yuwono
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitas Gadjah Mada 2018-02-01
Series:Humaniora
Subjects:
socio-economic history
labor relation
plantation
Java
Online Access:https://jurnal.ugm.ac.id/jurnal-humaniora/article/view/33431
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spelling doaj-914451cee3b14fb082db0d5c960fb9182020-11-25T00:20:58ZengUniversitas Gadjah MadaHumaniora0852-08012302-92692018-02-01301678110.22146/jh.v30i1.3343120348Vanishing Frontiers: A Javanese Plantation Emplacement, 1870s – 2000sPujo Semedi Hargo Yuwono0SCOPUS ID: 54418024600, Universitas Gadjah MadaThe introduction of the Agrarian Law of 1870 led hundreds of would-be Dutch planters to try their luck in the plantation business. Soon, dots of settlements where coolies from lowlands were housed emerged on the island map. Plantation emplacements were different from ordinary villages, as they were established mainly to keep the labor force ready to work. They were regimented villages. Using data collected from Jolotigo tea plantation in Central Java, this paper discusses how a plantation emplacement was established, reached its heyday, and eventually dissolved in the course of history. I will use this discussion to question the old thesis of the domination of workers by capitalistic enterprises. Is a capitalistic plantation company really powerful enough to control workers in order to guarantee its business interests?https://jurnal.ugm.ac.id/jurnal-humaniora/article/view/33431socio-economic historylabor relationplantationJava
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Vanishing Frontiers: A Javanese Plantation Emplacement, 1870s – 2000s
Humaniora
socio-economic history
labor relation
plantation
Java
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title Vanishing Frontiers: A Javanese Plantation Emplacement, 1870s – 2000s
title_short Vanishing Frontiers: A Javanese Plantation Emplacement, 1870s – 2000s
title_full Vanishing Frontiers: A Javanese Plantation Emplacement, 1870s – 2000s
title_fullStr Vanishing Frontiers: A Javanese Plantation Emplacement, 1870s – 2000s
title_full_unstemmed Vanishing Frontiers: A Javanese Plantation Emplacement, 1870s – 2000s
title_sort vanishing frontiers: a javanese plantation emplacement, 1870s – 2000s
publisher Universitas Gadjah Mada
series Humaniora
issn 0852-0801
2302-9269
publishDate 2018-02-01
description The introduction of the Agrarian Law of 1870 led hundreds of would-be Dutch planters to try their luck in the plantation business. Soon, dots of settlements where coolies from lowlands were housed emerged on the island map. Plantation emplacements were different from ordinary villages, as they were established mainly to keep the labor force ready to work. They were regimented villages. Using data collected from Jolotigo tea plantation in Central Java, this paper discusses how a plantation emplacement was established, reached its heyday, and eventually dissolved in the course of history. I will use this discussion to question the old thesis of the domination of workers by capitalistic enterprises. Is a capitalistic plantation company really powerful enough to control workers in order to guarantee its business interests?
topic socio-economic history
labor relation
plantation
Java
url https://jurnal.ugm.ac.id/jurnal-humaniora/article/view/33431
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