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Book SynopsisMichael Francis Laffan offers a sweeping exploration of two centuries of interactions among Muslim subjects of empires and nation-states around the Indian Ocean world. He 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.
Trade ReviewMichael Laffan's masterly account of the "lives and loyalties" of Muslims who lived across the Indian Ocean world during the heyday of second British empire opens many new vistas. Ambitious in its scope, it is also scrupulous in its attention to sources in multiple languages. This is an impressive book that confirms the author's reputation as an important interpreter of Indian Ocean history. -- Sanjay Subrahmanyam, author of
Empires Between Islam and Christianity, 1500-1800Under Empire is a stunning book, packed with memorable characters whose itineraries crossed political and cultural boundaries. Laffan ranges across space and time to illuminate shifting notions of Muslim belonging across the Indian Ocean. Drawing on a dazzling range of texts and archives, he finds a fresh perspective on the making and unmaking of modern empires. -- Sunil Amrith, author of
Unruly Waters: How Rains, Rivers, Coasts, and Seas Have Shaped Asia's HistoryTable of ContentsAcknowledgments
A Note on Transliterations, Spelling, and Dates
Introduction
Part I: Western Deposits1. From the Spice Islands to the Place of Sadness
2. Shaping Islam at the Cape of Good Hope
3. Sanguinary Attacks and Unruly Passions
4. Friends Firm and Warm
Part II: Muslim Mediations5. Other Malays, Other Exiles
6. Between Shrinking Kandy and Distant Istanbul
7. For Queen, Country, and Caliph in Africa
8. Seven Pashas for Ceylon
Part III: Eastern Returns9. A Caliph for Greater Java
10. For Arabs, Arabic, and the Community
11. Pan-Islamism, Nationalism, Pan-Asianism
12. Forgotten Jihad
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index
