| Ethnicity in Asia Contributor(s): Mackerras, Colin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415258170 ISBN-13: 9780415258173 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $59.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2003 Annotation: A comparative introduction to ethnicity in East and Southeast Asia since 1945. Each chapter covers a particular country looking at core issues such as ethnic minorities and groups, population, language, culture and traditional religion. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - History | Asia - General - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General |
| Dewey: 305.800 |
| LCCN: 2003005288 |
| Series: Asia's Transformations |
| Physical Information: 0.49" H x 6.24" W x 9.22" (0.98 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |