Meuraxa, Dada

Peristiwa Berdarah di Atjeh = [The bloody events in Aceh]

Medan, [North Sumatra, Indonesia]: Pustaka Sedar, n.d., [ca, 1957]. First edition, approx. 7" x 5¼" (18 x 13 cm), pp. 70; 14 illustrations from photographs in the text, largely portraits; original pictorial wrappers printed in red and yellow; some toning of the text, pp. 10-11 not printed, pp. 54-55 printed off-register; some toning of the text; all else very good. Although not otherwise stated, this is from the library of Professor Cyril Skinner (1924-1986) first Chair of Indonesian Languages at Monash University, and specialist in Malay and Thai literature. This is an historical overview of overview of the 1953 Aceh Rebellion led by Islamic cleric Teungku M. Daud Beureueh (1899-1987), Aceh's most prominent Islamic religious leader, who led his Persatuan Ulama Seluruh Aceh (PUSA) against its principal opposition, the Dutch-supported hierarchy in its quest for religious tolerance of Islam and the implementation of Shari'ah law in Aceh. Australian National University and Monash University only in OCLC. Item #73081

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