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- Hägerdal, Hans, 1960-, et al.
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Tamalola : Transregional connectivities, Islam, and anti-colonialism on an Indonesian island
- 2019
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In: Wacana: Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia. - : Wacana Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia. - 1411-2272 .- 2407-6899. ; 20:3, s. 430-456
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The present study focuses on a set of events in the Aru Islands, Maluku, in the late eighteenth century which are documented in some detail by Dutch records. A violent rebellion with Muslim and anti-European overtones baffled the Dutch colonialists (VOC) and led to a series of humiliations for the Company on Aru, before eventually being subdued. As one of the main catalysts of the conflict stands the chief Tamalola from the Muslim island Ujir. Interestingly, this persons also a central figure in local traditions from Ujir. Moreover, his story connects with wider cultural and economic networks in eastern Indonesia. Thus the article asks how the imprints of the Tamalola figure in textual and non-textual sources can add to our knowledge of how communities of Eastern Indonesia ordered their lives outside colonial control.
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- Eklöf Amirell, Stefan, 1968-, et al.
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Introduction : Piracy in World History
- 2021
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In: Piracy in World History. - Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press. - 9789463729215 - 9789048544950 ; , s. 9-34
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Book chapter (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Pirates, it is frequently claimed, have existed since the dawn of history, as long as there has been traffic and commerce at sea. Presumably, the origins of piracy would thus be sometime in the pre-historic past, when people first took to the sea for commercial purposes, probably around eight thousand years ago, along the coast of the Persian Gulf. Historical records over close to three and half millennia, from ancient Egypt to the present, seem to provide documentation of piratical activity from all around the world. Piracy would appear to be ubiquitous across a very longue durée in the history of humanity, and only with the projection of sea power by major states and empires, whether ancient (when Rome or Srivijaya controlled their adjacent seas) or modern (when Great Britain or the United States did so) was piracy efficiently suppressed, at least temporarily.On closer examination, however, this grand narrative has several weaknesses. As for the allegedly pre-historic origins of piracy, it is not an activity that has left distinct traces in archaeological records − unlike, for example, farming, hunting, or fishing. It may be inferred from material remains and ancient depictions that maritime violence occurred. In the absence of written sources, however, it is generally not possible to determine whether such violence was piratical by modern definitions, or by those current at the time. As Philip de Souza put it, a history of piracy can “be written only on the basis of texts which mention pirates or piracy in explicit terms, or which can be shown to refer implicitly to pirates or piracy, according to the normal usage of these terms in the culture which produced the texts.”The alleged opposition between piracy and state power is often also much less straightforward than it may seem. Maritime raiding and violence were regularly central to the accumulation of power, wealth, and state building, whether we look to ancient Greece, medieval Scandinavia, Elizabethan England, pre-colonial Southeast Asia, or the Chinese coasts in late imperial times. As the capacity to project sea power and exercise maritime violence became institutionalized and linked to state building the need to draw a border between licit and illicit violence arose. From this perspective, the concept of piracy understood by definition as illicit violence, applies only in relation to a state or system of states (whether real or imagined).
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- Franklin, Nathan, et al.
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Indonesian Heroes and Villains : National Identity, Politics, Law, and Security
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In: Politics and Governance. - : Cogitatio Press. - 2183-2463. ; 12
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Journal article (other academic/artistic)abstract
- This thematic issue of Politics and Governance offers a collection of unique articles that debate Indonesian “heroes” and “villains,” providing an understanding of the country’s past and present. The importance of Indonesia in the world is ever-increasing geopolitically and economically, offering rich material for academic studies. It is one of the few Muslim-majority democracies, with a long and complex history of people and institutions that have shaped its national identity, politics, government, law, and security, which we examine under the central theme of agents of change and integration. The articles cover local histories prior to independence in 1945 to the present day, the legacy of President Abdurrahman Wahid (1999–2001), a biography of a prominent Muslim activist turned terrorist, women’s agency in terrorism, as well efforts to reform terrorists. Discussions on the problematic aspects of the Indonesian state ideology Pancasila and the downgrading of Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Commission are also examined. Realpolitik is covered in the article concerning Indonesia’s maritime security and in the article discussing activists who died fighting for democratic freedoms, such as Indonesian poet-activist Wiji Thukul, who eventually saw the reform movement (reformasi) topple the Soeharto “New Order” regime (1966–1998), and usher in the democracy that Indonesia enjoys today.
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- Hägerdal, Hans, 1960-
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A Prince in a Republic. The Life of Sultan Hamengku Buwono IX of Yogyakarta, written by John Monfries
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In: Bijdragen Tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde. - Leiden : Brill. - 0006-2294 .- 2213-4379. ; 171:4, s. 590-592
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Review (other academic/artistic)abstract
- The review scrutinizes John Monfries's biography of the Javanese prince and politician Hamengku Buwono IX, who was a hero of the Indonesian Revolution and later served as vice president of Indonesia. The book is lauded for its meticulous research and contextualization of the sultan, but criticized for providing a scanty analysis of the sultan as a person.
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Piracy in World History
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Editorial collection (peer-reviewed)abstract
- In a modern global historical context, scholars have often regarded piracy as an essentially European concept which was inappropriately applied by the expanding European powers to the rest of the world, mainly for the purpose of furthering colonial forms of domination in the economic, political, military, legal and cultural spheres. By contrast, this edited volume highlights the relevance of both European and non-European understandings of piracy to the development of global maritime security and freedom of navigation. It explores the significance of ‘legal posturing’ on the part of those accused of piracy, as well as the existence of non-European laws and regulations regarding piracy and related forms of maritime violence in the early modern era. The authors in Piracy in World History highlight cases from various parts of the early-modern world, thereby explaining piracy as a global phenomenon.
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- Hägerdal, Hans, 1960-
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Introduction : New Paths of Colonial History
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In: Responding to the West. - Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press. - 9789089640932 ; , s. 9-15
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Book chapter (pop. science, debate, etc.)abstract
- An introduction to the essays of the edited volume, putting the studies in context of the academic field(s) of colonial studies.
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- Hägerdal, Hans, 1960-
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Sailendra Empire of Java
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In: The Encyclopedia of Empire. - Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons. - 9781118455074
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Book chapter (pop. science, debate, etc.)abstract
- The Sailendra dynasty ruled in Central Java in the 8th and 9th centuries ce, being subsequently relocated to Sumatra. It was a Buddhist regime whose origins and history are fairly obscure.
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