Fluid jurisdictions : colonial law and Arabs in Southeast Asia / Nurfadzilah Yahaya.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yahaya, Nurfadzilah, 1980- author.

Series:

Cornell scholarship online.

Cornell scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arabs--Legal status, laws, etc--Straits Settlements.

Arabs.

Arabs--Legal status, laws, etc--Indonesia.

Imperialism--Social aspects--Southeast Asia--History.

Imperialism.

Great Britain--Colonies--Asia--Race relations--History.

Great Britain.

Netherlands--Colonies--Asia--Race relations--History.

Netherlands.

Great Britain--Colonies--Asia--Social conditions--History.

Netherlands--Colonies--Asia--Social conditions--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (266 pages) : illustrations, maps

Place of Publication:

Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2021.

Summary:

'Fluid Jurisdictions' tells the story of the Arab diaspora within the context of British and Dutch colonialism, unpacking the community's ambiguous embrace of European colonial authority in Southeast Asia. The book looks at colonial legal infrastructure and discusses how it impacted, and was impacted by, Islam and ethnicity. But more important, it follows the actors who used this framework to advance their particular interests. The book explains why Arab minorities in the region helped to fuel the entrenchment of European colonial legalities: their itinerant lives made institutional records necessary.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Note on Transliteration and Translation

Introduction: Establishing Legal Domains

1. The Lure of Bureaucracy: British Administration of Islamic Law in the Straits Settlements

2. Surat Kuasa: Powers of Attorney across the Indian Ocean

3. Resident Aliens: Exclusions of Arabs in the Netherlands Indies

4. Legal Incompetence: Jurisdictional Complications in the Netherlands Indies

5. Constructing the Index of Arabs: Colonial Imaginaries in Southeast Asia

6. Compromises: The Limitations of Diasporic Religious Trusts

Conclusion: Postcolonial Transitions

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Previously issued in print: 2020.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781501750885

1501750887

9781501750878

1501750879

OCLC:

1137745300