Ethnicity in Asia

ISBN-13: 9780415258173 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 256 str.

C. Mackerras;Mackerras Colin; Colin Mackerras

Opis

This book is designed as a comprehensive comparative introduction to ethnicity in East and Southeast Asia since 1945. Each chapter covers a particular country looking at such core issues as:

- the ethnic minorities or groups in the country of concern, how many ethnic groups, population, language and culture group they belong to, traditional religions and arts
- government policy towards the ethnic minorities or groups
- the economies of the ethnic minorities or groups and the relation with the national economy;
- problems of national integration caused by the ethnic minorities or groups;
- the impact of ethnic issues on the country's overall foreign relations.

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. Ethnicity in China 3. In Japan, but not of Japan 4. Ethnicity in Indonesia 5. Ethnicity and Class in Malaysia 6. Singapore: Multiracial harmony as public good 7. Vietnam 8. Ethnicity in the Philippines 9. Ethnicity and the Politics of Ethnic Classification in Thailand 10. Myanmar/Burma 11. Cambodia 12. Laos: Minorities

O autorze

Colin Mackerras is Professor in the School of Asian and International Studies, Griffith University, Australia. In 1999 he was elected Fellow of the Australia Academy of Humanities and won an award for achievements in Australia-China cultural relations. He is a well known specialist on China with particular research interests in China's ethnic minorities, Chinese history and politics and Chinese theatre.