Progressive Islam: A Social Study of Tan Malaka's Islamic Thought - Hardcoverby Reza Adeputra Tohis (Author) Tan Malaka, 1897 1949, was an Indonesian Muslim, Marxist, philosopher, teacher, and founder of the Persatuan Perjuangan (Struggle Front), a coalition of groups negotiating the terms of Indonesian independence in the1940s. He was awarded the Government designation of National Hero in 1963. This book offers new findings regarding Tan Malaka's Islamic thought, and discusses how to analyse his works and legacy. These