The state, development, and identity in multi-ethnic societies [ ethnicity, equity, and the nation
This book examines ethnic communities, identity, economy, society and state, and the links between them, in a range of countries across Asia, challenging the widely held belief that an authoritarian political system is necessary to ensure communal co-existence in developing countries where ethnic mi...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge ,
2008
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| Series: | Routledge Malaysian studies series
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| Online Access: | MyiLibrary NetLibrary |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction: Modernization, democracy, equity and identity
- 2. Ethnicity
- 3. Inter-ethnic relations, business and identity: The Chinese in Britain and Malaysia
- 4. Beyond reductionism: State, ethnicity and public policy in plural societies
- 5. Ethnic identity formation: The case of second generation Chinese and Vietnamese in the United States
- 6. A world on fire?: Some notes on Burma
- 7. Hidden in plain view: Singapore's race and ethnicity policies