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Acknowledgements I particularly wish to express my gratitude to Dr Greg Fealy and his charming family. Greg was the supervisor of the original thesis this book is based on and the most important intellectual influence during my research. He has been a dear friend and colleague to me ever since. I also wish to thank Professor Harold Crouch, Ken Ward, Professor Anthony Johns, Professor Virginia Hooker, ProfessorAnthony Reid, Dr Robert Cribb, Dr Edward Aspinall, Dr Peter Jackson, and the administrative staff of the Division of Pacific and Asian History of the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies (ANU) for their guidance and kind assistance during my PhD coursework. And I wish to express my appreciation to the staff of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) for their generous support, especially Director Ambassador K. Kesavapany, Deputy Director Dr Chin Kin Wah, Ms Y. L. Lee, Head of ISEAS Administration, and Ms Triena Ong, Head of ISEAS Publications Unit. This book greatly relied on the help by members and staff of Islamist parties and organizations. I am particularly indebted to the politicians and staff of Partai Persatuan Pembangunan, Partai Keadilan/Partai Keadilan Sejahtera, Partai Bulan Bintang, and Dewan Dakwah Islamiyah Indonesia for their willingness to share their views on Indonesian politics and Islam with me and for providing access to rare party documents. This material has been greatly significant for the book. Finally, my thankfulness for their love, support, and friendship goes to: Shyla Ajith, Asina Mohamad Yusoff, Aesha Fadelah Yusoff, Andrea Mark Hoffmann, Venka Purushothaman,Andrea Motbey, Jan-Michael Bach, Karin Amrein, Holger Dreiseitel, Roswitha Damiani, Marc Henle, Dirk Uhrhan, Rita Perumal, Ivan Fernandez, Ben Inglis, Ami Preis, Christine Schubert, Laura Lau, Anilan Valalan, Evelyn Louis, and my parents Annemarie and Joachim Platzdasch. xix ...

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