Islamic Nationhood and Colonial Indonesia

Drawing on previously unavailable archival material,this bookargues that Indonesian nationalism rested on Islamic ecumenism heightened by colonial rule and the pilgrimage. The award winning author Laffan contrasts the latter experience with life in Cairo, where some Southeast Asians were drawn to both reformism and nationalism. After demonstrating the close linkage between Cairene ideology and Indonesian nationalism, Laffan shows how developments in the Middle East continued to play a role in shaping Islamic politics in colonial Indonesia.Laffan, Michael Francis is the author of 'Islamic Nationhood and Colonial Indonesia', published 2007 under ISBN 9780415444354 and ISBN 0415444357.