Title: Forgotten Port: Economy, Colonialism, And The Fall Of Panarukan
Authors: Ani Juwita and Sukidin
Volume: 9
Issue: 6
Pages: 273-278
Publication Date: 2025/06/28
Abstract:
The former Panarukan Port become vital trade hub colonial at the end east of Java Island now almost forgotten, good in discourse development and also in historiography economy national. In fact, Panarukan Once play role strategic as connector between the plantation hinterland (Jember and Bondowoso) and the global market through track train fire and pier export. Unfortunately, the study academic during This more Lots highlight aspect functional or geographical, without dig dynamics harbor This in system capitalism colonial in a way historiographical. This article aiming fill in emptiness the with reconstruct history Panarukan Port economy use approach historiography economy. Research done through studies library and analysis document colonial, report plantations, visual archives, and reference history local. With method study history narrative-analytical, data analyzed through stages heuristics, criticism sources, interpretation, and writing history. Research results show that collapse The Greatest No solely consequence sedimentation or lag technology, but is consequence systemic from dislocation network economy colonial: malaise crisis, occupation Japan, until nationalization post-independence. When the structure logistics and capital are cut off, ports This lost its function as knot trade and change become a memory site. Implications research This open room reflective about importance read history local in global framework, as well as urge the need integration historiography economy in narrative more Indonesian history whole and balanced.