Overview
Offers a key Indonesian political figure’s firsthand account of an under-reported period of Indonesia’s post-independence history
Describes the legal and political situation of Aceh between 1945 and 1949, presenting the first English translation of this important historical document
One of the few books covering a firsthand account of the historical and political turmoil of Aceh in the 1940s
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About this book
This book is the first English translation of the original text Atjeh Sepintas Lalu published in 1950 in Bahasa Indonesia by one of Indonesia’s leading lawyers, writers, and political figures, examining the history of the continuously turbulent Aceh. The book describes the legal and political situation in Aceh between 1945 and 1949, considering the events and incidents that related to the government, judiciary, civil servants, and life of the parties at the time. It unpacks the dispute between two major streams of thoughts that cut across the people of Aceh during that era – one based on religious teachings, and the other on secular principles. What followed was the unavoidable emergence of disparate groups, which, in turn, yielded conflict. The author, as a former insider in the Aceh government, was able to uncover the 'inside story' on the ground, in analyzing and discussing this fragment of the history of Aceh. A unique resource, this translation – presented six decades after it was first made available – is still invaluable today, allowing readers to interpret the events that occurred in Aceh at the time in the context of an understanding of Aceh’s development today. This book will be of keen interest to specialists in Islamic law, regionalism, historians of Indonesia, as well as social scientists interested in the early post-independence history of Indonesia.
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About the author
Amin wrote 20 books during his lifetime, 12 of which were released by publishers in Medan, Jakarta and Penang. The remaining eight works remain unpublished. This book is a translation of the original Bahasa Indonesia book, published by OBOR
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Understanding the History of the Aceh Conflict
Book Subtitle: Social Revolution in Post-Independence Indonesia (1945-1949)
Authors: SM Amin
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0867-7
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-0866-0Published: 09 January 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-0869-1Published: 10 January 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-0867-7Published: 08 January 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVII, 84
Number of Illustrations: 14 b/w illustrations
Topics: History of Southeast Asia, Social History, Political History