Verandah of violence : the background to the Aceh problem / edited by Anthony Reid.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Reid, Anthony, 1939-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political violence.

Aceh (Indonesia)--History.

Aceh (Indonesia).

Aceh (Indonesia)--History--Autonomy and independence movements.

Aceh (Indonesia)--Politics and government.

Political violence--Indonesia--Aceh.

Gerakan Aceh Merdeka.

Indonesia--Aceh.

Physical Description:

xxix, 397 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Background to the Aceh problem

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Singapore University Press ; Seattle : In association with University of Washington Press, [2006]

Summary:

In Indonesia's Westernmost province of Aceh, the democratisation process that began in Indonesia in 1998 encouraged the overt expression of regionalist sentiment and resentment of the military. The surprising extent of both made Aceh, home to a long-standing independence movement, the next potential candidate after East Timor to break away from Indonesia, and led to harsh repressive measures by the military.

The tsunami of December 2004 brought incalculable destruction and loss to Aceh. At the same time, it brought international sympathy and aid on an unprecedented scale, along with new pressures for peace. In August 2005 Indonesia and Aceh signed a peace agreement designed to put an end to the conflict.

This book offers a guide to the complexities of modern Aceh as it moves toward peace and reconstruction. The balanced coverage by leading authorities, historians and political scientists as well as journalists, probes the underlying causes of the conflict that has pitted Aceh against Jakarta. It shows why the Acehnese entered the Indonesian republic in 1945 with an unparalleled determination to resist outside domination, and how these attitudes have shaped Aceh's relations with Indonesia.

Contents:

2 Indian and Indonesian Elements in Early North Sumatra / E. Edwards McKinnon 22

3 Aceh in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries: "Serambi Mekkah" and Identity / Peter G. Riddell 38

4 The Pre-modern Sultanate's View of its Place in the World / Anthony Reid 52

5 Aceh at the Time of the 1824 Treaty / Lee Kam Hing 72

6 Colonial Transformation: A Bitter Legacy / Anthony Reid 96

7 Aceh and the Holy War (Prang Sabil) / Teuku Ibrahim Alfian 109

8 From Autonomy to Periphery: A Critical Evaluation of the Acehnese Nationalist Movement / M. Isa Sulaiman 121

9 Violence and Identity Formation in Aceh under Indonesian Rule / Edward Aspinall 149

10 Sentiments Made Visible: The Rise and Reason of Aceh's National Liberation Movement / William Nessen 177

11 Military Business in Aceh / Damien Kingsbury, Lesley McCulloch 199

12 Insurgency and Counter-Insurgency: Strategy and the Aceh Conflict, October 1976-May 2004 / Kirsten E. Schulze 225

13 Democratisation, the Indonesian Armed Forces and the Resolving of the Aceh Conflict / Aleksius Jemadu 272

14 What's Special about Special Autonomy in Aceh? / Michelle Ann Miller 292

15 Local Leadership and the Aceh Conflict / Rodd McGibbon 315.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 360-379) and index.

ISBN:

0295986336

OCLC:

64770972

Publisher Number:

9780295986333