Political and Legal Transformations of an Indonesian Polity b... - 9781316618530

Political and Legal Transformations of an Indonesian PolityThe Nagari from Colonisation to Decentralisation\nAuthor(s): Franz von Benda-Beckmann, Keebet von Benda-Beckmann\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781316618530, 978-1316618530\nSynopsis\nPolitical and Legal Transformations of an Indonesian Polity is a long-term study of the historical transformations of the Minangkabau polity of nagari, property relations and the ever-changing dynamic relationships between Minangkabau matrilineal adat law, Islamic law and state law. While the focus is on the period since the fall of President Suharto in 1998, the book charts a long history of political and legal transformations before and after Indonesia's independence, in which the continuities are as notable as the changes. It also throws light on the transnational processes through which legal and political ideas spread and acquire new meanings. The mul.