Between Integration and Secession
The Muslim Communities of the Southern Philippines, Southern Thailand, and Western Burma/Myanmar
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Lexington Books
Published:31st Jul '02
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Between Integration and Secession asks whether Muslim minorities can co-exist with the majority and other cultures within non-Muslim states. Moshe Yegar's excellent new work examines the radicalization of Muslim communities during the nationalist fervor that swept southeast Asia in the aftermath of World War II. The book's grand historical scope traces the theological and political impact of the postwar Islamic renaissance on the creation of Muslim separatist tendencies and heightened religious consciousness. Drawing on a wealth of archival and secondary sources, Yegar examines three cases of rebellion in Muslim minorities: in the Philippines, in Thailand, and in Burma/Myanmar. He studies the communities' struggle to define their aims—be it for communal separation, autonomy, or independence—and the means each has at their disposal to achieve them.
A comprehensive study of how Muslims in Myanmar, Thailand and the Philippines reacted to becoming minority communities in Buddhist and Christian polities, especially during the past two centuries. Its publication is illuminating and most timely..... -- Wang Gungwu, National University of Singapore
Dr. Yegar's encyclopedic study of the development and dynamics of Muslim communities in Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, and the Philippines represents a pioneering and valuable contribution to the literature on Islam in Southeast Asia. -- Martin Rudner, Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus, Carleton University, Canada
A comprehensive study of how Muslims in Myanmar, Thailand and the Philippines reacted to becoming minority communities in Buddhist and Christian polities, especially during the past two centuries. Its publication is illuminating and most timely. -- Wang Gungwu, National University of Singapore
ISBN: 9780739103562
Dimensions: 235mm x 156mm x 40mm
Weight: 830g
482 pages