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THE END OF INNOCENCE?
Indonesian Islam and the
temptations of radicalism
And roe Feillard Rémy Madinier
Indonesian Islam and the
temptations of radicalism
Andrée Feillard and Rémy Madinier
Translated by Wong Wee
Long cited as a model of harmonious co
habitation between different religions, the
most populous Muslim country in the world
until recently occupied a special place in the
Western imagination. Indonesia, home to a
peaceful version of Islam, offered a reassur
ing counter-model to a rowdy and accusa
tory Arab Islam. Since 1999, however,
confrontations between Christians and
Muslims in the Moluccas, excesses of vigi-
lantism in Sulawesi, and especially the Bali
and Jakarta bombings have shattered these
simplistic stereotypes. For many terrorism
experts - often self-proclaimed - Indonesia's
mutation confirmed the hackneyed thesis
that equated obscurantism with Islam, and
saw violent outbreaks as an inevitable con
sequence. The End of Innocence is far re
moved from the hollow analyses underlying
this essentialist thesis. The book positions
the evolution of Indonesian Islam in the
broader context of the recent history of the
archipelago, and provides a rigorous analy
sis of the origins and causes of the 'radical
temptation,' deciphering its simplistic ideol
ogy and showing how it has been nourished
by political manipulation. The authors, both
historians specializing in Indonesian Islam,
describe the hold of religious extremism as
well as the strong resistance it has provoked
in a country that has quickly become one
of the key spots in the upheavals occurring
throughout the Muslim world.
ISBN 978 90 6718 362 8
29.90
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An ethnography of middle-class
Jakarta in the 1990s
Lizzy van Leeuwen
An ethnography of middle-class
Jakarta in the 1990s
Lizzy van Leeuwen
In the 1980s, sensational stories about an
'emerging new middle class' popped up
simultaneously in the streets of Jakarta
and at conferences of hopeful Indonesia
watchers. Businesspeople and professionals
had profited from President Suharto's rapid
economic success, and were allegedly eager
to not only to show off their new wealth, but
to boost democratization processes as well.
They and their families were the vanguard
of a category of Jakartans who regarded
themselves boldly as the 'normal, modern,
educated middle class' of Indonesia -
against the background of a profound and
state-induced depoliticization. Apart from
fostering a new consumer culture, the new
middle class was at the root of the expan
sion of the conurbation Jabotabek, housing
hundreds of thousands of newly arrived
middle-class members. Meanwhile, a new
and huge gap between rich and poor became
conspicuously visible in Jakarta. During the
1990s, the increasing political instability of
the New Order government and the Asian
monetary crisis led to the dramatic resigna
tion of President Suharto in May 1998.
Being Indonesian 1950-1965
Jennifer Lindsay and Maya Liem (eds)
This volume brings together new scholar
ship by Indonesian and non-Indonesian
scholars on Indonesia's cultural history
from 1950-1965. During the new nation's
first decade and a half, Indonesia's links
with the world and its sense of nationhood
were vigorously negotiated on the cultural
front. Indonesia used cultural networks
of the time, including those of the Cold
War, to announce itself on the world stage.
International links, post-colonial aspirati
ons and nationalistic fervour interacted to
produce a thriving cultural and intellectual
life at home. Essays discuss the exchange
of artists, intellectuals, writing and ideas
between Indonesia and various countries.
ISBN 978 90 6718 379 6
Ca. 39.50
ISBN 978 90 6718 311 6
29.90
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