Race, Islam and Power
Subtitle: Ethnic and Religious Violence in Post-Suharto Indonesia
Publisher: Monash University Publishing
Published: May 01, 2019
Language: eng
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781925835090
Description: 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'.
Notes: Source title: Race, Islam and Power: Ethnic and Religious Violence in Post-Suharto Indonesia (Investigating Power)