Gender, Islam, Nationalism And The State In Aceh. The Paradox Of Power, Co-Optation And Resistance. Aquino Siapno, Jacqueline. Indonesia - Sumatra

xxi + 240pp, notes, bibliography, index. Boards somewhat shelf worn, spine slightly sunned, a good copy. "This book sets out to open up the space for the interpretation of history and politics in Aceh, which is now in a state of armed rebellion against the Indonesian government. It lays out a groundwork for analysing how female agency is constituted in Aceh, in a complex interplay of indigenous matrifocality, Islamic belief and practices, state terror, and political violence." (Publisher's description).