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Politics in Indonesia describes the attitudes, aspirations and frustrations of the key players in Indonesian politics as they struggle to shape the future. The book focuses on the role of political Islam; Douglas E. Ramage shows that the state has been remarkably successful in maintaining secular political institutions in a predominantly Muslim society. He analyses the way in which political questions are framed with reference to the national ideology, the Pancasila.
This book explains the relationship between Islam and the state and politics in contemporary Indonesia. President Soeharto's departure from office in May 1998 brought tremendous and far-reaching impacts to Indonesia's political landscape. At least 181 new political parties came into being, a sizeable portion of which use Islam as their symbol and ideological basis.
The book written by Major General (Ret.) Kivlan Zen, Msi, which was taken from a postgraduate thesis That the TNI-AD integration process affects the process of integration of the Indonesian nation, this is reflected in the history of the formation of the TNI, especially the TNI-AD, in various positive and negative issues within the TNI-AD body. History of the Indonesian Nation from the independence of 1945 to the 2000 reforms, there are several things that can be noted in the process of integration of the TNI-AD, chaos, conflict and unification as well as the reorganization of the TNI-AD clearly visible, and this has influenced the process of integration of the Indonesian nation. This book is a picture of the history of the Indonesian people and the role of the TNI-AD A book about the historical picture of the internal integration of the Army and the relationship with the nation's integration process in the English version ISBN: 978-623-93021-3-9 in the Indonesian version ISBN: 978-623-93021-2-2
In this authorised biography, much of which is based on unique first hand observation, Greg Barton introduces readers to Abdurrahman Wahid - the Indonesian president for 21 tumultuous months from 1999 to late 2001.
The renewal of the Muslim faith, which has occurred not only in Asia but in other parts of the world, has prompted warnings of an imminent "clash of civilizations" between Islam and the West. Islam in an Era of Nation-States examines the history, politics, and meanings of this resurgence in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines and explores its implications for Southeast Asia, the larger Muslim world, and the West. This volume will be of interest to students of Islam, Southeast Asian history, and the anthropology of religion. In examining the politics and meanings of Islamic resurgence, it will also speak to political scientists, religious scholars, and others concerned with culture and politics in the late modern era.
The middle classes of Indonesia’s provincial towns are not particularly rich yet nationally influential. This book examines them ethnographically. Rather than a market-friendly, liberal middle class, it finds a conservative petty bourgeoisie just out of poverty and skilled at politics. Please note that Sylvia Tidey's article (pp. 89-110) will only be available in the print edition of this book (9789004263000).
Arguing for new consideration of calls for implementation of Islamic law as projects of future-oriented social transformation, this book presents a richly-textured critical overview of the day-to-day workings of one of the most complex experiments with the implementation of Islamic law in the contemporary world - that of post-tsunami Aceh.
On the tense relations and mutual suspicions between Christians and Muslims.
Presents a genealogy of the social networks and power struggles of the major influential group of Indonesian educated Muslims called 'intelligentsia'.
Nurlaelawati's close and contextually sensitive analysis of judicial practice in Indonesia's Islamic courts yields invaluable insights into the subtle dynamics of legal change in a modern Islamic legal system. Prof. Mark Cammack, Professor of Law, Southwestern Law School, Los Angeles --