Ethnicity in Asia
Nonfiction, History, Asian, Asia, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studies
| Author: | Colin Mackerras | ISBN: | 9781134515165 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | September 2, 2003 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Colin Mackerras |
| ISBN: | 9781134515165 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | September 2, 2003 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
