British Historians’ Perception of Indonesian Islamic Historical Discourse : Digging Discourses on Colonialism, Capitalism, and Orientalism

Abstract

This study examines British scholars' views of Indonesian Islamic historical discourse by digging into the discourse on colonialism, capitalism, and Orientalism. The memory of the past occupies a vital place in the universe of science. In the science system, history is studied, discussed, and even refuted in an ecosystem called historical science. Although historical science supposedly supports an objective outlook as a scientific product, subjectivity biases are often shown in reality. This can be seen in a country's colonial period history.