UID:
almafu_9960011407102883
Format:
1 online resource (266 pages) :
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illustrations, maps
ISBN:
1-5017-5088-7
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1-5017-5087-9
Series Statement:
Cornell scholarship online
Content:
'Fluid Jurisdictions' tells the story of the Arab diaspora within the context of British and Dutch colonialism, unpacking the community's ambiguous embrace of European colonial authority in Southeast Asia. The book looks at colonial legal infrastructure and discusses how it impacted, and was impacted by, Islam and ethnicity. But more important, it follows the actors who used this framework to advance their particular interests. The book explains why Arab minorities in the region helped to fuel the entrenchment of European colonial legalities: their itinerant lives made institutional records necessary.
Note:
Previously issued in print: 2020.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Acknowledgments --
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Note on Transliteration and Translation --
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Introduction: Establishing Legal Domains --
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1. The Lure of Bureaucracy: British Administration of Islamic Law in the Straits Settlements --
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2. Surat Kuasa: Powers of Attorney across the Indian Ocean --
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3. Resident Aliens: Exclusions of Arabs in the Netherlands Indies --
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4. Legal Incompetence: Jurisdictional Complications in the Netherlands Indies --
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5. Constructing the Index of Arabs: Colonial Imaginaries in Southeast Asia --
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6. Compromises: The Limitations of Diasporic Religious Trusts --
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Conclusion: Postcolonial Transitions --
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Notes --
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Bibliography --
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Index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-5017-5089-5
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9781501750892
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