Empire of Improvisation : Taxation and Governance in Colonial Indonesia /
Throughout colonial Indonesia, a common method to determine a boy's taxable age was to loop a rope around the chest. If the boy's head fitted through, his chest was still too small and he was too young; if not, he owed the government tax. Analysing unique archival sources from across Indon...
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English
Indonesian
Dutch
Published:
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2026.
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Asian Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2026.
Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde ;
318.
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Call Number: D410