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Drawing on previously unavailable archival material, this book
argues that Indonesian nationalism rested on Islamic ecumenism
heightened by colonial rule and the pilgrimage. The award winning
author Laffan contrasts the latter experience with life in Cairo,
where some Southeast Asians were drawn to both reformism and
nationalism. After demonstrating the close linkage between Cairene
ideology and Indonesian nationalism, Laffan shows how developments
in the Middle East continued to play a role in shaping Islamic
politics in colonial Indonesia.
This book argues that Indonesian nationalism rested on Islamic ecumenism heightened by colonial rule and the pilgrimage. The author contrasts the latter experience with life in Cairo, where some Southeast Asians were drawn to both reformism and nationalism. After demonstrating the close linkage between Cairene ideology and Indonesian nationalism, Laffan shows how developments in the Middle East continued to play a role in shaping Islamic politics in colonial Indonesia. eBook available with sample pages: 0203222571
An imam banished from eastern Indonesia to the Cape of Good Hope in
1780 builds a new Muslim community with a mix of fellow exiles,
enslaved people, and even the men tasked with supervising his
detention. Nineteenth-century colonial chroniclers invent the
legend of the "loyal Malay" warrior, whose anger can be tamed
through the "mildness" of British rule. A Tunisian-born teacher who
arrived in Java from Istanbul in the early twentieth century
becomes an enterprising Arabic-language journalist caught between
competing nationalisms. Telling these stories and many more,
Michael Francis Laffan offers a sweeping exploration of two
centuries of interactions among Muslim subjects of empires and
future nation-states around the Indian Ocean world. Under Empire
traces interlinked lives and journeys, examining engagements with
Western, Islamic, and pan-Asian imperial formations to consider the
possibilities for Muslims in an imperial age. It ranges from the
dying era of the trading companies in the late eighteenth century
through the period of Dutch and British colonial rule up to the
rise of nationalist and cosmopolitan movements for social reform in
the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Laffan emphasizes how
Indian Ocean Muslims by turns asserted loyalty to colonial states
in pursuit of a measure of religious freedom or looked to the
Ottoman Empire or Egypt in search of spiritual unity. Bringing the
history of Southeast Asian Islam to African and South Asian shores,
Under Empire is an expansive and inventive account of Muslim
communal belonging on the world stage.
"Music is part of my oxygen, Without it I would dry up" Mention the
name Carly Simon to some people and they will probably think of one
song in particular, maybe two or three at a push, while others may
remember her for being one half of the "golden couple" of the
Seventies' pop landscape. But this is a little unjust for an artist
whose career has spanned over fifty years and counting, and during
that time has amassed a catalog of over thirty groundbreaking
albums and scores of hit singles; has composed music for theatre,
movies and television; has written not only an opera, but a series
of acclaimed children's books, and two best-selling memoirs. And we
should not forget she is also the recipient of two Grammys, a
Golden Globe, and an Oscar, as well as having countless honours
bestowed on her for her accomplishments. Carly Simon is truly a
musical phenomenon. Few female artists have achieved such a
magnificent body of work; even fewer have been involved in so many
facets of the music business; and no one has written so candidly to
create an audio diary for the whole world to hear. From the moment
her mother sang lullabies to her, that musical journey takes you
from a childhood fraught with anxieties and phobias, having to
conquer discrimination, stage fright, and life-threatening illness,
to becoming one of the most glamorous, photographed, interviewed,
and successful female artists of her generation. Not bad for a
little girl who once saw herself as an ugly "left-over sister." But
this is Carly Simon, and nobody has done it better.
"Life isn't how to survive the storm, it's about how to dance in
the rain" This is the definitive story of Taylor Swift and her
incredible rise to success from being just a smalltown girl with a
dream to becoming one of the most influential and successful
artists of her generation. Ever since she was 14-years-old Taylor
has never known any other world than showbusiness, and we follow
her journey through the good times and the times not so good, none
more heartbreaking than losing the rights to her own music - her
"stolen lullabies." In her own words and those who have played
major parts in her career, we look back at how she turned failures
into unbelievable success and chart the creation of a wonderful
legacy by one of music's undoubted masterminds. There is no doubt
that with her words of inspiration and the powerhouse lyrics to her
songs, the world is a far better place thanks to the unstoppable
force that is TAYLOR SWIFT.
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Michael Francis, Peter Walsh
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Mickey Francis and his brothers led an army of Manchester City
thugs on a 15-year trail of terror on the streets and football
terraces of Britain. They fought scores of pitched battles with
rival 'firms' until they were arrested by the police in the most
successful undercover operation of its kind.
Encyclopaedic in its scope, this is the ultimate tribute to the
life and music of Taylor Swift. No need for glossy images here, the
narrative says it all - a chronological account of her mercurial
rise to fame; the stories that inspire the songs; an in-depth look
at those much-publicised battles with the media, music industry and
fellow artists, and all recounted with well-chosen words from the
artist herself and dozens of others who have played a part in her
incredible story. Put together, we have the definitive record. If
not already a fan, reading this may very well change your opinion.
"I really do try to be a nice person...but if you break my heart,
hurt my feelings, or are really mean to me, I'm going to write a
song about you" This is how Taylor Swift once explained the meaning
behind one of her earliest songs. Never one to mince her words when
it comes to sharing her thoughts, she has achieved legendary status
in the music world with a career built largely on her personal
feelings, ever since the day one particular teenage boy made her
cry. Now barely into her third decade, her songs have taken her
fans on an emotional journey that encompasses both the elation of
young love and the heartbreak of fallen relationships. As always,
fame courts controversy, and Taylor has had her fair share -
long-standing feuds with fellow artists; harrowing claims of sexual
harassment; deeply personal accusations over her own authenticity,
and those headline-making, all-too public breakups with a catalog
of celebrity lovers - all subjects covered in detail within these
pages. This book strips away the sometimes-mythical veneer of
superstardom and lays bare the real Taylor as the songwriting
genius she was born to be; a young woman who, after all, is as
human as the rest of us, doing amazing things as well as making
incredible gaffes. But with dogged determination and staying true
to herself, she has been able to drive her own destiny. Love her or
hate her (maybe, better to love her), she has inspired a generation
of young fans across the globe, not only with her music, but with
heartfelt words of wisdom. Taylor's girl-next-door public image
remains intact, at least for now, and she stands firm by one of her
own mantras: "No matter what happens in life, be good to people.
Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind". For a
simple good lesson in life, that ain't bad.
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