Between integration and secession : the Muslim communities of the southern Philippines, Southern Thailand, and western Burma/Myanmar

Introduction: The Expansion Of Islam In Southeast Asia -- Pt. 1. The Muslims Of Arakan. 1. Beginnings Of The Muslim Community In Burma. 2. Muslim Settlement In Arakan. 3. From The British Occupation Through World War Ii. 4. World War Ii And Its Aftermath. 5. The Mujahideen Rebellion. 6. The Mayu Frontier Administration (mfa). 7. The Military Coup And Its Aftermath -- Pt. 2. The Patani Muslims. 8. The Emergence Of The Patani Muslim Community. 9. The Annexation Of Patani. 10. Hajji Sulong And Tunku Mayhiddin. 11. Causes Of Friction And Attempts At Reform. 12. Separatist Movements. 13. The Communist Underground And Problems Of The Border Areas. 14. Aspects Of Foreign Relations: Malaysia, Arab Nations, And Islamic Conferences. 15. The 1990s: Is The Revolt In Decline? -- Pt. 3. The Moro Muslims. 16. The Emergence Of The Moro Community. 17. The Spanish Occupation Period. 18. The American Occupation Period. 19. The Philippine Republic. 20. The Emergence Of The Moro National Liberation Front (mnlf). 21. The Controversy Over The Tripoli Agreement -- 22. Autonomy. Moshe Yegar. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 415-445) And Index. Between Integration and Secession asks whether Muslim minorities can co-exist with the majority and other cultures within non-Muslim states. Moshe Yegar's excellent new work examines the radicalization of Muslim communities during the nationalist fervor that swept southeast Asia in the aftermath of World War II. The book's grand historical scope traces the theological and political impact of the postwar Islamic renaissance on the creation of Muslim separatist tendencies and heightened religious consciousness. Drawing on a wealth of archival and secondary sources, Yegar examines three cases of rebellion in Muslim in the Philippines, in Thailand, and in Burma/Myanmar. He studies the communities' struggle to define their aimsbe it for communal separation, autonomy, or independenceand the means each has at their disposal to achieve them.