Colonialism, violence and Muslims in southeast Asia
Subtitle: the Maria Hertogh controversy and its aftermath
By: Syed Muhd Khairudin Aljunied.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780415485944; 9780203876831
Subjects: Hertogh, Maria,; Riots -- Singapore; Muslims -- Singapore
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Remembering violence; title: The colonial setting and outbreak of riots; title: Muslims in singapore; title: The Maria Hertogh legal controversy; title: The riots; title: Proscription; title: Instilling fear; title: Ideologues and perpetrators of violence; title: The use and abuse of law; title: To err is human, to forgive divine; title: Annus Horribilis; title: Surveillance; title: Moments of anxiety; title: A year of high drama; title: The appeal court case; title: Residues of Muslim resistance; title: New threats and old enemies; title: Self-criticism; title: A winter of discontent; title: The politics of enquiry; title: The battle of words and wits; title: Villains and scapegoats; title: Shifting fates, shattered lives; title: Reconciliation; title: Restoring public confidence; title: Pacifying the Muslims; title: Challenges in reconciliation; title: The martyr and the prophet of Islam; title: The return to normalcy; title: Reform; title: The police force; title: Education; title: Marriage policies; title: Child adoption; title: In retrospect.