Gender, Islam, Nationalism and the State in Aceh
Subtitle: The Paradox of Power, Co-optation and Resistance
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: RoutledgeCurzon
Published: October 25, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780700715138
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history; Islam; Nationalism; War & defence operations; Women's studies; Political Science; History - General History; Politics/International Relations; Indonesia; General; Islam - History; Reference; Political Science / Reference
First sentence: In the consolidation of the modern Indonesian nation-state, Islam and gender relations have been reconstructed in a particular way: on the one hand Aceh is represented by Acehnese Muslim nationalists as having a long tradition of 'strong, fighting women" and on the other hand it has been reconstructed by the Indonesian state and the military since the New Order under Suharto as the cradle of 'Islamic fundamentalism".