Frontmatter
Contents
Acknowledgments
Note on Transliteration and Translation
Introduction: Establishing Legal Domains
1. The Lure of Bureaucracy: British Administration of Islamic Law in the Straits Settlements
2. Surat Kuasa: Powers of Attorney across the Indian Ocean
3. Resident Aliens: Exclusions of Arabs in the Netherlands Indies
4. Legal Incompetence: Jurisdictional Complications in the Netherlands Indies
5. Constructing the Index of Arabs: Colonial Imaginaries in Southeast Asia
6. Compromises: The Limitations of Diasporic Religious Trusts
Conclusion: Postcolonial Transitions
Notes
Bibliography
Index