The Newsletter 67 Spring 2014

A few poorly organised men

Antje Missbach

Reviewed publication:
Dave McRae. 2013. A few poorly organised men: interreligious violence in Poso, Indonesia, Leiden: Brill, ISBN: 9789004244832

Indonesia’s transition from Suharto’s authoritarian regime to a more democratic government saw a number of violent uproars, especially in the so-called Outer Islands. Apart from the separatist movements that sought to establish their own independent states (in Aceh, East Timor, and West Papua), many violent regional conflicts materialized along ethnic-religious cleavages.