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...Paul W. van der Veur Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1971 1971 De Atjeh-Oorlog . By Paul van't Veer . Amsterdam : De Arbeiderspers , 1969 . 320 pp. Illustrations, Maps, Notes, Author index. Fl. 24.50. The Contest for North Sumatra: Atjeh, the Netherlands...

..., 1962), 612. Danvers F. C. , The Portuguese in India ( London , 1894 ), I, 480 and 534 . Although in 1874 Turkey credited Sultan Selim I (1512–20) with having granted vassal status to Atjeh, this was most likely done in 1563, when the arrival of an Atjehnese embassy is recorded...

... in trying to understand and re- The Sumatra Treaty of 1871 " a disservice solve some of the problems. to both British and Dutch interests" and "a GEORGE B. SIMMONS much greater disservice to the Atjehnese" (p. University of Michigan 285) in effect, sealed Atjeh's fate. Reid pro- vides a good account...

..., and Menadonese soldiers commanded by Dutch (and Eurasian) noncommissioned officers (p. 175). Even before this elite corps went into action, Indonesian soldiers made up more than half of the Dutch forces fighting in Atjeh. An essential part of this army at that time, moreover, were its carriers. These once more...

... much of interest to students and specialists in this area. JAMES A. HAFNER University of Massachusetts The Rope of God. BY JAMES T. SIEGEL. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1969. xiii, 308 pp. Appendix, Glossary, Index. S6.75. In the North Sumatran province of Atjeh the eternal struggle...

... of the Republic in Sumatra,” Indonesia , 12 ( 1971 ), p. 24 ; and, to some extent, Kahin G. McT. , Nationalism and Revolution in Indonesia ( Ithaca : Cornell , 1952 ), pp. 110 -14 . 4 Piekaar A. J. , Atjeh en de oorlog met Japan ( The Hague : Van Hoeve , 1949...

... REVIEWS 741 like view of the problem of human nature and the religious solution to it, is one of the main points in Siegel's fascinating book on the ideology of reformist Islam in Atjeh. He traces the gradual acceptance of the teachings of the ulamas over the past century and shows how their ideas have...

... recent work of such American anthropologists as Gregory Bateson, Margaret Mead, and Jane Belo has not mentioned it. Outside of Bali, there are many studies in which theories about dualism play no role; For example, those of Snouck-Hurgronje on Java and Atjeh, Cora Du Bois on Alor, H. Th. Chabot on South...

... commercial and industrial firms. Thefirstchap- Library of Congress ter relates the rapid growth of interdependence of Sumatra and the United States from the Burmese Law Tales. The Legal Element in time of the Atjeh War between the Atjehnese Burmese Folk-lore. By MAUNG HTIN and the Dutch in 1873, when America...

... Sumatran province of Atjeh the eternal struggle is between two parts of man's nature, hawa nafsu, which represents all man's passions and desires and a\al, which represents rationality. Prayer and religious duty provide control over self and hence, the triumph of a\al over hawa nafsu. In the process...

... ideology was insensitive to traditional beliefs in his "Dangers of Secularism," helps to explain "The Manifesto of the Atjeh Rebels," where the persistent problem of regionalism was juxtaposed with religion in a direct confrontation with the Djakarta government. It is disappointing however to see...

... between 1950 and 1959. It would be important to know how much autonomy was actually exercised by military commanders and by quasi-autonomous officials like the Resident of Riau or the Coordinator of Atjeh. It would be relevant to know how little autonomy was exercised by local councils, how many were...

... the rapid growth of interdependence of Sumatra and the United States from the Burmese Law Tales. The Legal Element in time of the Atjeh War between the Atjehnese Burmese Folk-lore. By MAUNG HTIN and the Dutch in 1873, when America had AUNG. London: Oxford University Press, certain political interests...

... ordinarily would be dull. of both individual Americans and American CECIL HOBBS commercial and industrial firms. Thefirstchap- Library of Congress ter relates the rapid growth of interdependence of Sumatra and the United States from the Burmese Law Tales. The Legal Element in time of the Atjeh War between...

... on this period. Examples of this type are Robert Jay's work on rural "Modjokuto" in Java, Clifford Geertz's post-1960 publications on Modjokuto, Lance Castle's work in Kudus, and James Siegel's work in Atjeh. The second type of work directly concerns the places, figures, movements, organizations, and period...

... of the Indo-Persian style of Islam cultivated in the north. Dale pushes the contrast much further, demonstrating that this Islamic idiom can be discovered in other areas of Asia subjected to much the same "frontier" experience, particularly Atjeh and the Muslim Philippines. The historical roots of Mappila...

... to include sending an expedition to Atjeh in North Sumatra, fostering anti-British sentiment among Malay sultans and youth groups, and projects among several Indian and Chinese civiljan groups throughout Thailand, Malaya, and Burma. Fujiwara's memoir relates in engaging style his midnight trysts...

... period of concern to Noer, but containing important information and insight bearing on this period. Examples of this type are Robert Jay's work on rural "Modjokuto" in Java, Clifford Geertz's post-1960 publications on Modjokuto, Lance Castle's work in Kudus, and James Siegel's work in Atjeh. The second...

... of Islam in the political life of the archipelago. Mohammad Natsir's fear that a nationalist ideology was insensitive to traditional beliefs in his "Dangers of Secularism," helps to explain "The Manifesto of the Atjeh Rebels," where the persistent problem of regionalism was juxtaposed with religion...

... autonomy was actually exercised by military commanders and by quasi-autonomous officials like the Resident of Riau or the Coordinator of Atjeh. It would be relevant to know how little autonomy was exercised by local councils, how many were actually set up, how often they met, who controlled...