Imperial alchemy nationalism and political identity in Southeast Asia
Material type: TextPublication details: New York Cambridge University Press 2010Description: xiii,248p. ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780521694124
- 320.54059 22 RE-I
- DS523.3 .R44 2010
Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OPJGU Sonepat- Campus | General Books | Main Library | 320.54059 RE-I (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 112216 |
Browsing OPJGU Sonepat- Campus shelves, Collection: General Books Close shelf browser (Hides shelf browser)
No cover image available | ||||||||
320.5401 FR-M Morality and nationalism | 320.5401 SM-N Nationalism and modernism a critical survey of recent theories of nations and nationalism | 320.54019 KE-M Mass psychology of ethnonationalism | 320.54059 RE-I Imperial alchemy nationalism and political identity in Southeast Asia | 320.54089927 BA-D Dialogues in Arab politics negotiations in regional order | 320.540899274 MA-P Persistence of the Palestinian question essays on Zionism and the Palestinians | 320.5409 BE-M Making patriots |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-237) and index.
Nationalism and Asia -- Understanding Southeast Asian nationalisms -- Chinese as a Southeast Asian 'other' -- Malay (Melayu) and its descendants : multiple meanings of a porous category -- Aceh : memories of monarchy -- Sumatran Bataks : from statelessness to Indonesian diaspora -- Lateforming ethnie in Malaysia : Kadazan or Dusun -- Imperial alchemy-revolutionary dreams.
"The mid-twentieth century marked one of the greatest watersheds of Asian history, when a range of imperial constructs were declared to be nation-states, either by revolution or decolonisation. Nationalism was the great alchemist, turning the base metal of empire into the gold of nations. To achieve such a transformation from the immense diversity of these Asian empires required a different set of forces from those that Europeans had needed in their transitions from multi-ethnic empires to culturally homogeneous nations. In this book Anthony Reid explores the mysterious alchemy by which new political identities have been formed. Taking Southeast Asia as his example, Reid tests contemporary theory about the relation between modernity, nationalism, and ethnic identity. Grappling with concepts emanating from a very different European experience of nationalism, Reid develops his own typology to better fit the formation of political identities such as the Indonesian, Malay, Chinese, Acehnese, Batak and Kadazan"--Provided by publisher.
"In this book Anthony Reid, one of the premier scholars of Southeast Asia, explores the mysterious alchemy by which new political identities have been formed. Taking Southeast Asia as his example, Reid tests contemporary theory about the relation between modernity, nationalism and ethnic identity"--Provided by publisher.
There are no comments on this title.