..".an excellent collection that should be read by all scholars of Southeast Asia, and that should provoke more thought and research on the people whose lives and practicescontinue to connect Southeast Asian nation-states." - JRAI "The literature on borders and borderlands, the state, globalization and ethnic minorities, is now huge, but the editors of this book do a good job of summarizing most of it in their introduction...This book... will swiftly become a key reading in university courses dealing with borderlands and Southeast Asia." - Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde ..".each...
..".an excellent collection that should be read by all scholars of Southeast Asia, and that should provoke more thought and research on the people who...
What does it mean to "fit in?" This volume of essays demystifies the discourse on identity, challenging common assumptions about role of similarity in inclusion and exclusion. Armed with intimate knowledge of local social structures, these essays tease out the ways in which ethnicity, religion and nationalism are used for social integration.
What does it mean to "fit in?" This volume of essays demystifies the discourse on identity, challenging common assumptions about role of similarity in...
