Colonialism, violence and muslims in Southeast Asia the Maria Hertogh controversy and its aftermath

Aljunied, Syed Muhd Khairudin 1976-

Colonialism, violence and muslims in Southeast Asia the Maria Hertogh controversy and its aftermath - London Routledge 2009 - xviii,185p. ill., maps ; 25 cm. - Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia . - Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia (2005) ; 56. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [136]-168) and index.

Remembering violence -- The colonial setting and outbreak of riots -- Muslims in singapore -- The Maria Hertogh legal controversy -- The riots -- Proscription -- Instilling fear -- Ideologues and perpetrators of violence -- The use and abuse of law -- To err is human, to forgive divine -- Annus Horribilis -- Surveillance -- Moments of anxiety -- A year of high drama -- The appeal court case -- Residues of Muslim resistance -- New threats and old enemies -- Self-criticism -- A winter of discontent -- The politics of enquiry -- The battle of words and wits -- Villains and scapegoats -- Shifting fates, shattered lives -- Reconciliation -- Restoring public confidence -- Pacifying the Muslims -- Challenges in reconciliation -- The martyr and the prophet of Islam -- The return to normalcy -- Reform -- The police force -- Education -- Marriage policies -- Child adoption -- In retrospect.

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Hertogh, Maria, 1937-2006.


Riots--Singapore.
Muslims--Singapore.

HV6485.S55 / A54 2009

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