Abstract
Movement of peoples and of the cultures that they bear characterizes from its earliest history the archipelago that now makes up the Republic of Indonesia. To go only as far back as the end of the Stone Age, which in this area occurred about 300 b.c., it appears that immigration of people from South China brought about the use of bronze and iron. We have no direct information on the movement of people, but the record of archaeology shows Han pottery in Java well before the Christian era. The Han objective was to develop the sea route to India, and this was probably not the first of many contacts that the archipelago owes to its location on this route. Ptolemy’s atlas of the second century b.c. shows the outlines and seaports of the archipelago: since India was a transshipment point for goods moving between the Mediterranean and East Asia, Ptolemy probably got his information from Indian sailors. Images of the Buddha found in Java seem to date from the second century of our era. About that time writing was introduced from South India, and many words of Sanskrit and Indian vernacular languages came into the speech of Indonesia.1 Tales of the Ramayana were incorporated into the shadow drama, which is very much alive in present-day Javanese culture.
Keywords
These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Notes
Sundoro, Sedjarah Indonesia, Djakarta, 1953.
Brian Harrison, South-East Asia, London, 1954, p. 129.
J. H. Boeke, Economics and Economic Policy of Dual Societies as exemplified by Indonesia, New York, 1953.
George M. Kahin, Nationalism and Revolution in Indonesia, Ithaca, New York, 1952.
Centraal Kantoor voor de Statistiek, Netherlands Indian Report, 1939, vol. ii Statistical Abstract for the Year 1938, Batavia, 1938, p. 116.
Amry Vandenbosch, The Dutch East Indies, Berkeley, California, 1944, p. 10.
Paul W. van der Veur, ‘The Eurasians of Indonesia: Castaways of Colonialism’, Pacific Affairs, vol. xxvii, no. 2, June 1954, p. 132.
W. F. Wertheim, ‘Changes in Indonesia’s Social Stratification’, Pacific Affairs, vol. xxviii, no. 1, March 1955, p. 49.
Justus M. van der Kroef, ‘The Arabs in Indonesia’, The Middle East Journal, vol. 7, no. 3, Summer 1953.
Centraal Kantoor voor de Statistiek, Netherlands Indian Report 1939, vol. ii, Statistical Abstract for the Year 1938, Batavia, 1939.
Mohammed Hatta, Beberapa Fasal Ekonomi, Balai Pustaka, 1951.
N. Keyfitz and Widjojo Sunarti, Soal-Soal Penduduk dan Pembangunan Indonesia, Djakarta, 1955.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Copyright information
© 1958 International Economic Association
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Keyfitz, N. (1958). Migration and the Economy of Indonesia. In: Thomas, B. (eds) Economics of International Migration. International Economic Association Conference Volumes. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-08443-2_19
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-08443-2_19
Publisher Name: Palgrave Macmillan, London
Print ISBN: 978-1-349-08445-6
Online ISBN: 978-1-349-08443-2
eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance CollectionEconomics and Finance (R0)