Playing The Game: Ethnicity And Politics In Indonesian Badminton
In only one sport does Indonesia excel at the international level: badminton. This paper focuses on three aspects of the sport: badminton’s role in shaping Indonesian nationalism and national identity; why the game had been so dominated by ethnic Chinese players; and the extent to which political le...
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| description | In only one sport does Indonesia excel at the international level: badminton. This paper focuses on three aspects of the sport: badminton’s role in shaping Indonesian nationalism and national identity; why the game had been so dominated by ethnic Chinese players; and the extent to which political leaders, and badminton players themselves, have used the game for political purposes. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-94712017-01-30T11:12:54Z Playing The Game: Ethnicity And Politics In Indonesian Badminton Brown, Colin In only one sport does Indonesia excel at the international level: badminton. This paper focuses on three aspects of the sport: badminton’s role in shaping Indonesian nationalism and national identity; why the game had been so dominated by ethnic Chinese players; and the extent to which political leaders, and badminton players themselves, have used the game for political purposes. 2006 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9471 http://cip.cornell.edu/seap.indo/1149868717 Cornell University, Southeast Asia Program restricted |
| spellingShingle | Brown, Colin Playing The Game: Ethnicity And Politics In Indonesian Badminton |
| title | Playing The Game: Ethnicity And Politics In Indonesian Badminton |
| title_full | Playing The Game: Ethnicity And Politics In Indonesian Badminton |
| title_fullStr | Playing The Game: Ethnicity And Politics In Indonesian Badminton |
| title_full_unstemmed | Playing The Game: Ethnicity And Politics In Indonesian Badminton |
| title_short | Playing The Game: Ethnicity And Politics In Indonesian Badminton |
| title_sort | playing the game: ethnicity and politics in indonesian badminton |
| url | http://cip.cornell.edu/seap.indo/1149868717 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9471 |