Ethnic Relations and Nation-Building in Southeast Asia / / ed. by Leo Suryadinata.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
• MitwirkendeR: Dahana, A.,; Gungwu, Wang,; Hing, Lee Kam,; Ramasamy, P.,; Ser, Tan Ern,; Shamsul, A.B.,; Siddique, Sharon,; Suryadinata, Leo,; Tan, Eugene K.B.,; Tan, Mely G.,; Winarta, Frans H.,
• HerausgeberIn: Suryadinata, Leo,
• Place / Publishing House: Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [2004]; ©2004
• Any de publicació: 2004
• Idioma: English
• Descripció física: 1 online resource (262 p.)

Ethnic/racial relations have been a perennial theme in Southeast Asian studies. Current events have highlighted the tensions among ethnic groups and the need to maintain ethnic/racial harmony for national unity. This book analyses ethnic/race relations in Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia, with spe...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Contributors
• Preface
• 1. Chinese Ethnicity in New Southeast Asian Nations
• 2. Unity in Diversity: Ethnic Chinese and Nation-Building in Indonesia
• 3. Pri and Non-Pri Relations in the Reform Era: A Pribumi’s Perspective
• 4. Racial Discrimination in the Indonesian Legal System: Ethnic Chinese and Nation-Building
• 5. Differing Perspectives on Integration and Nation- Building in Malaysia
• 6. Texts and Collective Memories: The Construction of “Chinese” and “Chineseness” from the Perspective of a Malay
• 7. Nation-Building in Malaysia: Victimization of Indians?
• 8. The Majority’s Sacrifices and Yearnings: Chinese- Singaporeans and the Dilemmas of Nation-Building
• 9. Ethnic Relations in Singapore: Evidence from Survey Data
• 10. An Outsider Looking In at Chinese Singaporeans
• 11. Ethnic Chinese and Nation- Building: Concluding Remarks
• Index of Names
• Index of Subjects