Abstract
The first wave of Muslim-Christian violence in the province of Maluku in Eastern Indonesia broke out in 1999. Most of the 5,000-plus deaths occurred in and around the city of Ambon. In the analysis presented here, the conflict will be interpreted in anomie theory terms (Durkheim 1897; Merton 1949). Anomie is defined here as instability resulting from a breakdown of the regulatory order that secures norms.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Diminishing Conflicts in Asia and the Pacific: Why some subside and others don't |
| Editors | Edward Aspinall, Robin Jeffrey and Anthony J Regan |
| Place of Publication | Abingdon and New York |
| Publisher | Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group |
| Pages | 37-50 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Edition | 1st |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780415670319 |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |