This book is the first English translation of the original text Atjeh Sepintas Lalu published in 1950 in Bahasa Indonesia by one of Indonesia's leading lawyers, writers, and political figures, examining the history of the continuously turbulent Aceh. The book describes the legal and political situation in Aceh between 1945 and 1949, considering the events and incidents that related to the government, judiciary, civil servants, and life of the parties at the time. It unpacks the dispute between two major streams of thoughts that cut across the people of Aceh during that era one based on religious teachings, and the other on secular principles. What followed was the unavoidable emergence of disparate groups, which, in turn, yielded conflict. The author, as a former insider in the Aceh government, was able to uncover the 'inside story' on the ground, in analyzing and discussing this fragment of the history of Aceh. A unique resource, this translation presented six decades after it was first made available is still invaluable today, allowing readers to interpret the events that occurred in Aceh at the time in the context of an understanding of Aceh's development today. This book will be of keen interest to specialists in Islamic law, regionalism, historians of Indonesia, as well as social scientists interested in the early post-independence history of Indonesia.

Offers a key Indonesian political figure's firsthand account of an under-reported period of Indonesia's post-independence history Describes the legal and political situation of Aceh between 1945 and 1949, presenting the first English translation of this important historical document One of the few books covering a firsthand account of the historical and political turmoil of Aceh in the 1940s

Autorentext

Mr. Sutan Muhammad Amin, who often worked under the name Krueng Raba Nasution, was born in Lhok Ngah in the Aceh Besar district. He attended STOVIA in Batavia in 1919, but quit the medical school after two years. He turned to law, attending the Batavia Law School, and went on to work as an 'Advocaat Procureur', serving as a an attorney in the Court of Justice of Medan. He was subsequently appointed as the junior governor of North Sumatra. In 1947, Amin was sworn in as the governor of North Sumatra. In 1991, Amin received a medal of honor, the Bintang Jasa Utama, from President Soeharto. In 1991, he received the Bintang Legiun Veteran honorary medal, awarded by the Head of the Legion of Veterans of the Republic of Indonesia. Amin wrote 20 books during his lifetime, 12 of which were released by publishers in Medan, Jakarta and Penang. The remaining eight works remain unpublished. This book is a translation of the original Bahasa Indonesia book, published by OBOR

Klappentext

This book is the first English translation of the original text Atjeh Sepintas Lalu published in 1950 in Bahasa Indonesia by one of Indonesia's leading lawyers, writers, and political figures, examining the history of the continuously turbulent Aceh. The book describes the legal and political situation in Aceh between 1945 and 1949, considering the events and incidents that related to the government, judiciary, civil servants, and life of the parties at the time. It unpacks the dispute between two major streams of thoughts that cut across the people of Aceh during that era - one based on religious teachings, and the other on secular principles. What followed was the unavoidable emergence of disparate groups, which, in turn, yielded conflict. The author, as a former insider in the Aceh government, was able to uncover the 'inside story' on the ground, in analyzing and discussing this fragment of the history of Aceh. A unique resource, this translation - presented six decades after it was first made available - is still invaluable today, allowing readers to interpret the events that occurred in Aceh at the time in the context of an understanding of Aceh's development today. This book will be of keen interest to specialists in Islamic law, regionalism, historians of Indonesia, as well as social scientists interested in the early post-independence history of Indonesia.

Inhalt

1. Foreword.- 2. Preface.- 3. Introduction.- 4. Chapter 1: The General Setting.-5. Chapter 2: Regarding the Government.- 6. Chapter 3: Regarding the Judiciary.-7. Chapter 4: Regarding the Civil Servantsi.- 8. Chapter 5: Regarding the Parties.-9. Chapter 6: Miscellaneous.- 10. Glosarium.- Annexes.- 11. Annexes 1.- 12. Annexes 2.- 13. Annexes 3.- 14. Annexes 4.- 15. Annexes 5.- 16. Index.- 7. About the Author.