Verandah of Violence: The Background to the Aceh Problem.(Book review) From: Pacific Affairs | Date: September 22, 2007| Author: Barter, Shane Joshua | COPYRIGHT 2007 University of British Columbia. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

VERANDAH OF VIOLENCE: The Background to the Aceh Problem. Edited by Anthony Reid. Singapore: Singapore University Press, in association with the University of Washington Press, 2006. xxix, 397 pp. (B & W photos.) US$30.00, paper. ISBN 0-295-98633-6.

Balanced, well-researched studies of the Aceh conflict are difficult to find. This is one of many reasons why Verandah of Violence: The Background to the Aceh Problem is sorely needed. Its core strength is the diversity of it...

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