Race, Islam and Power

Name: Race, Islam and Power
Brand: Monash University Publishing
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Ethnic and Religious Violence in Post-Suharto Indonesia

Written by Andreas Harsono

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Jakarta based Andreas Harsono is one of the most knowledgeable, experienced, high-profile and courageous of reporters and commentators on contemporary Indonesian society. Race, Islam and Power: Ethnic and Religious Violence in Post-Suharto Indonesia is the result of Harsono’s fifteen year project to document how race and religion have come to be increasingly prevalent within the nation’s politics. From its westernmost island of Sabang to its easternmost city of Merauke in West Papua, from Miangas Island in the north, near the Philippines border, to Ndana Island, close to the coast of Australia, Harsono reveals the particular cultural identities and localised political dynamics of this internally complex and riven nation. This informed personal travelogue is essential reading for Indonesia watchers and anyone seeking a better understanding of contemporary Indonesia. As a passionate seeker of human rights protections, civil liberties, democracy, media freedom, multiculturalism and environmental protection, Harsono reminds us that Indonesians ‘still have not found the light at the end of the tunnel’.

ISBN-13: 9781925835090
Publisher: Monash University Publishing
Imprint: Monash University Publishing
Publication date: 1 May 2019
Format: Paperback
Pages: 304
Dimensions: 234 x 153 mm
Language: English