"This book looks at Islamist, separatist and communal violence across Indonesian history since 1945. At the heart of this enquiry is the question of why Islamist, separatist, and communal conflict only erupted in some areas of Indonesia despite the fact that all of Indonesia experienced Sukarno's Old Order, Suharto's New Order, the fall of Suharto, and the uncertainties as well as opportunities created by Indonesia's democratization and decentralization."--

Kirsten E. Schulze is Professor in International History at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Her work has been published in Asian Security; Contemporary Southeast Asia; Ethnic and Racial Studies among other outlets.