Muslim Cosmopolitanism - by Khairudin Aljunied (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>Organised around six key themes that interweave the connected histories of three countries in Southeast Asia - Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia - this book shows the ways in which historical actors have promoted better understanding between Muslims and non-Muslims in the region.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Cosmopolitan ideals and pluralist tendencies have been employed creatively and adapted carefully by Muslim individuals, societies and institutions in modern Southeast Asia to produce the necessary contexts for mutual tolerance and shared respect between and within different groups in society. Organised around six key themes that interweave the connected histories of three countries in Southeast Asia - Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia - this book shows the ways in which historical actors have promoted better understanding between Muslims and non-Muslims in the region. Case studies from across these countries of the Malay world take in the rise of the network society in the region in the 1970s up until the early 21st century, providing a panoramic view of Muslim cosmopolitan practices, outlook and visions in the region. </p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>'Exhaustively researched and beautifully written, this is a path-breaking work that conceptualises Muslim cosmopolitanism from the everyday social relations that mark Muslim societies in Southeast Asia. One of the most engaging books on modern Southeast Asia in a long time.' Seema Alavi, author of Muslim Cosmopolitanism in the Age of Empire Explores the various manifestations of Muslim cosmopolitanism in Southeast Asia Muslim individuals, societies and institutions in modern Southeast Asia have adapted cosmopolitan ideals and pluralist tendencies to create the context for mutual tolerance and shared respect between and within different groups in society. Organised around six key themes that interweave the connected histories of three countries in Southeast Asia - Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia - this book shows the ways in which historical actors have promoted better understanding between Muslims and non-Muslims in the region. Case studies from across these countries of the Malay world take in the rise of the network society in the region in the 1970s up until the early twenty-first century, providing a panoramic view of Muslim cosmopolitan practices, outlook and visions in the region. Key Features - Organised around three key sections: places (covering trade, blogging, sacred spaces); personas (covering intellectuals, women); and politics (covering states, civil society) - Unique in focusing on Muslim cosmopolitanisms in Southeast Asia - Shows how local, regional and global factors interact to give rise to cosmopolitan forms of thinking - Provides a counterpoint to a perception of Islam as a divisive force in society Khairudin Aljunied is Associate Professor at the National University of Singapore. He is author and editor of several books, most recently Radicals: Resistance and Mobilization in Colonial Malaya (2015) and Colonialism, Violence and Muslims in Southeast Asia: The Maria Hertogh Controversy and Its Aftermath (2009). Cover image: (c) Lebazele/iStockphoto.com Cover design: [EUP logo] edinburghuniversitypress.com ISBN 978-1-4744-0888-2 Barcode<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><em>'Muslim Cosmopolitanism: Southeast Asian Islam in Comparative Perspective, </em> provides a multi-disciplinary perspective of everyday cosmopolitanisms in the market- place, the mosque, online spaces and in hijabi fashion...Scholars of cosmopolitanism would do well to identify (and research) alternatives to the neo-liberal global order and strident nationalisms that we witness in the world today, connect to the deep traditions and values of specific sites and communities that invoke cosmopolitan localism and identify the social practices that can sustain such visions. Aljunied's book offers a model of scholarly practice in these directions.'--Mark Baildon, National Institute of Singapore "Citizenship Teaching & Learning"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Khairudin Aljunied is Associate Professor at the National University of Singapore. He is author of several books, most recently Radicals: Resistance and Mobilization in Colonial Malaya (2015) and Colonialism, Violence and Muslims in Southeast Asia: The Maria Hertogh Controversy and Its Aftermath (2009).<p>
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