Michael Francis Laffan: 1 book
Islamic Nationhood and Colonial Indonesia
The Umma Below the Winds
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
Drawing on previously unavailable archival material, this book argues 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...
