Informasi Tanggamus

Overall, this book reviews on social and economic life on the island of Java in the 18th century Dutch kolonialsisme. Studies done is to study literature from ethnographic records during that time. Many interesting things in the book is about the socio-economic life in the era of colonialism in Java. As social stratification established feudalism, agricultural cultivation, industrial development, politics, and others.

Formation strata in Java is not independent from the influence of feudalism that is already there since the days of empire itself plus Dutch influence as rulers of that time. Stratification formed mainly based on economic factors. In the book stated that:

Java is a community with two rulers: the nobles and the commoners, or the aristocracy and the "grassroots" (literally "small people"). In this model, the aristocracy consisted of relatives and sultans, princes, and members of the palace bureaucracy. Although officials could theoretically be appointed and dismissed at any time, many positions are hereditary, including hereditary title.

Javanese Degree in aristocracy has a tendency not an achieved status. It was shown that gave the effect of feudalism in Java is very big. Prioritization kin or relatives in the management of government and businesses provide a wide gap between the aristocracy and the "grassroots. This distance is to perpetuate the existing strata in society. And remnants of feudalism like that still we meet today. The roots of corruption, collusion and nepotism can be derived from such a condition of Javanese society. For example the tradition of tribute from subordinates to superiors, not to mention koncoisme and familism which has strong links with the concept of aristocracy cited above.

The Dutch did not want to take risks with a wide open road for a change of Javanese social strata that could affect the power. If the aristocracy can be changed instantly became the little guy or vice versa, of course, stability is not going as expected, because of differences in character and proximity to indigenous factors.

Basically, the village head is selected among the best landlords. I say basically, because there are also indications that the job could be hereditary. These statements are not considered to be mutually contradictory: not always a lot of families with wealth, status and power are sufficient, and if such families have a strong will and the means to keep them happy "clients" it can "produce" a village elder for more than a generation.

It was clear that clients are referred to is the Dutch side that strategically utilize the vital role of the headman. Lurah chosen not necessarily because the land that I owned property so memilki prestige in the eyes of citizens, but the trend indicates that heredity plays a very important although terapat decrease the credibility or the lack of property. It's got excuse of "clients" with the aim of maintaining its influence in the villages. Citizens do not have the power to overthrow systemically headman because there are no clear rules as well as their abilities are not helpless.

We still remember during the New Order with democracy feodalistisnya, when the ruler and his family control of government as well as other fields. It can be said of evolution from ancient times that dilanggengkan feodalistis because positivistic notion of Java's cultural heritage. On the one hand looks effective in maintaining stability and security because of the influence of rival plugged minimal, or virtually no opposition. However, on the other side of the rigid social status or in another term called mechanical solidarity will lead to saturation of the party-controlled and potentially bring the opposing movements.

Because the absolute authority, the possessive would allow the emergence of any asset that I owned for so long. Behavior emerges from the administrator of a form of corruption:

Manipulation of village affairs to his advantage, and the chance of embezzling money or funds entrusted to him, these benefits lead to a position as head of the village rather interesting, provided that the tax expense and related obligations are not too heavy.

The tradition of corruption, collusion and nepotism can indeed be a long and everlasted in our culture. Although it does not deserve dikatan recognized as a cultural society, we seem to agree that for some parties koruspi, collusion and nepotism is a way of life that gives him fulfillment. In history, this sort of thing inevitably have become the basis for the various activities of society in various fields, ranging from educational, political, economic, social, legal and others. I do not know what happened this time if Indonesia does not have a "Son of Dutch Colonial", is it possible all the clutter today will not happen. Or maybe Belandapun forced to breed because of adjusting to the culture of feudalism in Java that in fact began as an empire. Obviously need a multi-indicator to determine the origin of Javanese feudalism and its influence on the behavior of corruption, collusion and nepotism, officials in Indonesia today. At least we know one indicator of this article by Peter Boomgaard, namely the establishment of village elites in Java and strategic goals of the Netherlands in maintaining his power.