Domination, Subordination, and the Role of Cultural Brokers in the Context of Dutch Colonial Power in Indonesia: The Case of Cisaga Plantation Industrial Landscape in West Java
Observational analysis highlights cultural brokers' role in colonial power dynamics at plantations, suggesting layered social hierarchies in Indonesia.
Key Points
The study reveals the impact of colonial power on Indigenous Indonesians in West Java during the Dutch colonial period.
Key metrics show differences in physical landscape reflecting social class and ethnic hierarchies among plantation workers.
The research employs an archaeological method framed within industrial archaeology to study domination at the Cisaga Plantation.
Findings may enable further exploration of cultural brokers' influence in colonial settings and their role in power dynamics.