Inter Ethnic Dynamics In Asia

Author : Christian Culas,François Robinne
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 485 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2009-12-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781135172008

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Inter-Ethnic Dynamics in Asia by Christian Culas,François Robinne Pdf

South-East Asia is one of the most complex regions in the world as far as ethnic, linguistic and cultural diversity is concerned with an extremely rich ancient and contemporary history. Because of this, it offers an exceptionally rich field of study for inter-ethnic relations. This book examines interethnic relationships between groups and the dynamics of exchange networks throughout Asia and includes case studies based in Vietnam, Burma, Laos, Nepal, China, and Siberia. The innovative aspect of this book lies in the fact that the contributors examine relationships between groups and the dynamics of exchange networks across Asia rather than ethnic groups studied in isolation. Rendering the important moments of daily life of ethnic groups and focussing on the exchanges between groups sharing a specific social space, this approach, today still rarely used in Asian anthropology, allows systems of exchange to emerge and for us to understand the systems of power and local leadership from the inside out. Inter-Ethnic Dynamics in Asia will be of interest to students and scholars of Asian culture and society, ethnicity and regional anthropology.

Author : Mohd Azizuddin Mohd Sani,Shamsuddin L. Taya
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2010-04-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781443821698

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Dynamic of Ethnic Relations in Southeast Asia by Mohd Azizuddin Mohd Sani,Shamsuddin L. Taya Pdf

Dr Mahathir Mohamad, former Prime Minister of Malaysia, said in the Far Eastern Economic Review, 28 October 1996: “The threat is from inside ... So we have to be armed, so to speak. Not with guns, but with the necessary laws to make sure the country remains stable.” He implied that ethnic conflict and political instability are inevitable in a multi-ethnic society unless protected by certain laws. Ethnic conflict is like a time bomb. The misuse of human rights for political ends and to exploit ethnic sentiments can spark ethnic conflict. In theory, the modern nation-state must achieve pluralism in its project of nation building. There are few nations in the world which consist of a single ethnic group. Yet, multi-ethnicity also seems to be a serious challenge to any system of government, especially in Southeast Asia, as it adds possibly deep-running cleavages to societies. Some groups are marginalized in the course of nation-building as a result of the nature of the relationship between nation and state. Arjun Appadurai stated that “the nation and the state have become one another’s project”: groups try to capture states and their power while states try to “monopolize about the nationhood.” There is always tension between the centre and the margin. The centre often consists of one ethnic group and marginalised minority groups are denied their right to equality. Sometimes horrible wars with thousands of victims commence as a consequence of such processes of ethnically-framed nation-building. Therefore, a democratic setting should be functionally superior; that is, in a better position to moderate the escalatory tendencies inherent in a multi-ethnic setting, thereby achieving less violence-prone conflict management, and its eventual resolution in Southeast Asia. This book is intended for anyone interested in the subject of ethnic relations and conflicts, especially politicians, policy makers, civil society activists, academia, and students of ethnic/race studies and Southeast Asian politics.

Author : Rajat Ganguly,Ian Macduff
Publisher : SAGE Publications Pvt. Limited
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2003-02-24
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015052759753

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Ethnic Conflict and Secessionism in South and Southeast Asia by Rajat Ganguly,Ian Macduff Pdf

In this title, international scholars offer empirical and conceptual insights into causes of worldwide ethnic conflict and possible directions for ethnic peace. They focus on six conflicts in South and Southeast Asia and emphasise factors beyond ethnicity that perpetuate these struggles.

Author : Christian Culas,François Robinne
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2009-12-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781135172015

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Inter-Ethnic Dynamics in Asia by Christian Culas,François Robinne Pdf

This book examines interethic relationships between groups and the dynamics of exchange networks throughout Asia and includes case studies based in Vietnam, Burma, Laos, Thailand, Nepal, China, Indonesia, and Russia.

Author : Rebecca Clothey,Rta mgrin bkra shis,Charles Kevin Stuart,Rdo rje bkra shis,Anthony Walker,Bianca Horlemann,Rgyal yum sgrol ma,Devin Gonier ,Rdo rje don grub,Tsering Samdrup,Elena McKinlay,Chos dbying rdo rje,Don 'grub sgrol ma,Gerald Roche,'Phrin las nyi ma,G.yang mtsho skyid,Klu rgyal 'bum,Bkra shis rab rten,Pad+ma dbang chen,Robert Entenmann,Lisa C Fischler,Philippe Ramirez,William B Noseworthy,Amy Holmes-Tagchungdarpa,Wang Bo,Mark Bender,Dan Smyer Yu ,Zomkyid Drolma,Christina Kilby Robinson
Publisher : ASIAN HIGHLANDS PERSPECTIVES
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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ASIAN HIGHLANDS PERSPECTIVES 21: Collected Essays by Rebecca Clothey,Rta mgrin bkra shis,Charles Kevin Stuart,Rdo rje bkra shis,Anthony Walker,Bianca Horlemann,Rgyal yum sgrol ma,Devin Gonier ,Rdo rje don grub,Tsering Samdrup,Elena McKinlay,Chos dbying rdo rje,Don 'grub sgrol ma,Gerald Roche,'Phrin las nyi ma,G.yang mtsho skyid,Klu rgyal 'bum,Bkra shis rab rten,Pad+ma dbang chen,Robert Entenmann,Lisa C Fischler,Philippe Ramirez,William B Noseworthy,Amy Holmes-Tagchungdarpa,Wang Bo,Mark Bender,Dan Smyer Yu ,Zomkyid Drolma,Christina Kilby Robinson Pdf

· A Space for the Possible: Globalization and English Language Learning for Tibetan Students in China (007-032) by Clothey, Rebecca, and Elena McKinlay · An A mdo Tibetan Pastoralist Family's Lo sar in Stong skor Village by Thurston, Timothy, and Tsering Samdrup · Hail Prevention Rituals and Ritual Practitioners in Northeast Amdo (071-111) by Rdo rje don grub · Pyramid Schemes on the Tibetan Plateau (113-140) by Gonier, Devin, and Rgyal yum sgrol ma · Tibetans and Muslims in Northwest China: Economic and Political Aspects of a Complex Historical Relationship (141-186) by Horlemann, Bianca · Sacred Dairies, Dairymen, and Buffaloes of the Nilgiri Mountains in South India (187-256) by Walker, Anthony · An A mdo Family's Income and Expenditure in 2011 (257-283) by Rdo rje bkra shis, Rta mgrin bkra shis, and Charles Kevin Stuart · Architecture in The bo, 'Brug chu, and Co ne Counties, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu (285-333) by Chos dbying rdo rje · Change, Reputation, and Hair: A Female Rite of Passage in Mtha' ba Village (335-364) by Blo bzang tshe ring, Don 'grub sgrol ma, Gerald Roche, and Charles Kevin Stuart · A College Student (367-386) by 'Phrin las nyi ma · Set Free by Tragedy (387-395) by G.yang mtsho skyid · Who is to Blame? (397-408) by Klu rgyal 'bum · Young Love (409-419) by Bkra shis rab rten · Silent as a Winter Cuckoo (421-426) by Pad+ma dbang chen · QQ Destiny (427-434) by Pad+ma dbang chen · Review - China's Last Imperial Frontier and The Sichuan Frontier and Tibet (437-442) by Entenmann, Robert · Review - Harnessing Fortune (443-448) by Fischler, Lisa C. · Review - Inter-Ethnic Dynamics in Asia (449-453) by Ramirez, Philippe · Review - Spirits of the Place (455-459) by Noseworthy, William B. · Review - Moving Mountains (461-469) by Noseworthy, William B. · Review - The Complete Works of Zhuang Xueben (471-476) by Holmes-Tagchungdarpa, Amy · Review - Religious Revival in the Tibetan Borderlands (477-480) by Wang, Bo · Review - The Sun Rises (481-485 ) by Bender, Mark · Review - Tibetan Buddhists in the Making of Modern China (Chinese Edition) (487-495) by Yu, Dan Smyer, and Zomkyid Drolma · Review - Labrang Monastery (497-500) by Robinson, Christina Kilby · Asian Highlands Perspectives 21 - All Papers (001-500) by Various

Author : Dan Landis,Rosita D. Albert
Publisher : Springer
Page : 647 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-23
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1493939513

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Handbook of Ethnic Conflict by Dan Landis,Rosita D. Albert Pdf

Although group conflict is hardly new, the last decade has seen a proliferation of conflicts engaging intrastate ethnic groups. It is estimated that two-thirds of violent conflicts being fought each year in every part of the globe including North America are ethnic conflicts. Unlike traditional warfare, civilians comprise more than 80 percent of the casualties, and the economic and psychological impact on survivors is often so devastating that some experts believe that ethnic conflict is the most destabilizing force in the post-Cold War world. Although these conflicts also have political, economic, and other causes, the purpose of this volume is to develop a psychological understanding of ethnic warfare. More specifically, Handbook of Ethnopolitical Conflict explores the function of ethnic, religious, and national identities in intergroup conflict. In addition, it features recommendations for policy makers with the intention to reduce or ameliorate the occurrences and consequences of these conflicts worldwide.

Author : Jayadeva Uyangoda
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105131697547

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Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka by Jayadeva Uyangoda Pdf

Author : Jean Michaud,Margaret Byrne Swain,Meenaxi Barkataki-Ruscheweyh
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 595 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2016-10-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781442272798

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Historical Dictionary of the Peoples of the Southeast Asian Massif by Jean Michaud,Margaret Byrne Swain,Meenaxi Barkataki-Ruscheweyh Pdf

Dwelling in the highland areas of Northeast India, Bangladesh, Southwest China, Taiwan, Burma (Myanmar), Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, and Peninsular Malaysia are hundreds of “peoples”. Together their population adds up to 100 million, more than most of the countries they live in. Yet in each of these countries, they are regarded as minorities. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of the Peoples of the Southeast Asian Massif contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on about 300 groups, the ten countries they live in, their historical figures, and their salient political, economic, social, cultural and religious aspects. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more.

Author : Huhua Cao,Elizabeth Morrell
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2009-09-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135215132

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Regional Minorities and Development in Asia by Huhua Cao,Elizabeth Morrell Pdf

Asia has undergone strong economic growth since the Second World War. However, it also experiences growing economic and regional disparities brought about by this unprecedented development. This economic growth cannot be considered sustainable without taking into consideration the social development of minority populations, as well as the fundamentals of minority rights. The chapters in this book work from the premise that an environment that favours the emergence of various conditions necessary for the development of minority populations will contribute towards further economic development and prosperity, as well as the social cohesion of the entire country. Bringing together perspectives from Economics, Development and Area Studies, Geography, Anthropology, and Sociology, the contributors provide local narratives that shed light on some of the different needs, situations, and methods of problem solving. This diverse approach gives a nuanced perspective on social, economic and political inequality, and the ways in which people are constructing varied responses to the challenges of modernization. Through the comparison of the characteristics and realities of minority region development among countries in East and Southeast Asia, this book provides a better understanding of the development-related challenges faced by minority regions in the current context of modernization and globalization.

Author : James Leibold
Publisher : Policy Studies (East-West Cent
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 086638233X

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Ethnic Policy in China by James Leibold Pdf

Following significant interethnic violence beginning in 2008, Chinese intellectuals and policymakers are now engaged in unprecedented debate over the future direction of their country's ethnic policies. This study attempts to gauge current Chinese opinion on this once-secretive and still highly sensitive area of national policy. Domestic Chinese opinion on ethnic policies over the last five years is reviewed and implications for future policies under the new leadership of CPC Secretary General Xi Jinping are explored. Careful review of a wide spectrum of contemporary Chinese commentary identifies an emerging consensus for ethnic-policy reform. Leading public intellectuals, as well as some party officials, now openly call for new measures strengthening national integration at the expense of minority rights and autonomy. These reformers argue that divisive ethnic policies adopted from the former USSR must be replaced by those supporting an ethnic "melting pot" concept. Despite this important shift in opinion, such radical policy changes as ending regional ethnic autonomy or minority preferences are unlikely over the short-to-medium term. Small-yet-significant adjustments in rhetoric and policy emphasis are, however, expected as the party-state attempts to strengthen interethnic cohesiveness as a part of its larger agenda of stability maintenance. About the author James Leibold is a senior lecturer in Politics and Asian Studies at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia. He is the author of Reconfiguring Chinese Nationalism (2007) and co-editor of Critical Han Studies (2012) and Minority Education in China (forthcoming). His research on ethnicity, nationalism, and race in modern China has appeared in The China Journal, The China Quarterly, The Journal of Asian Studies, Modern China, and other publications.

Author : Adrienne Edgar,Benjamin Frommer
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2020-06-01
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781496220844

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Intermarriage from Central Europe to Central Asia by Adrienne Edgar,Benjamin Frommer Pdf

Intermarriage from Central Europe to Central Asia examines the practice and experience of interethnic marriage in a range of countries and eras, from imperial Germany to present-day Tajikistan. In this interdisciplinary volume Adrienne Edgar and Benjamin Frommer have drawn contributions from anthropologists and historians. The contributors explore the phenomenon of intermarriage both from the top down, in the form of state policies and official categories, and from the bottom up, through an intimate look at the experience and agency of mixed families in modern states determined to control the lives and identities of their citizens to an unprecedented degree. Contributors address the tensions between state ethnic categories and the subjective identities of individuals, the status of mixed individuals and families in a region characterized by continual changes in national borders and regimes, and the role of intermarried couples and their descendants in imagining supranational communities. The first of its kind, Intermarriage from Central Europe to Central Asia is a foundational text for the study of intermarriage and ethnic mixing in Eastern Europe and Eurasia.

Author : Jiyoung Song,Alistair D. B. Cook
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2014-08-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317907732

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Irregular Migration and Human Security in East Asia by Jiyoung Song,Alistair D. B. Cook Pdf

Across East Asia, intra-regional migration is more prevalent than inter-regional movements, and the region’s diverse histories, geopolitics, economic development, ethnic communities, and natural environments make it an excellent case study for examining the relationship between irregular migration and human security. Irregular migration can be broadly defined as people’s mobility that is unauthorised or forced, and this book expands on the existing migration-security nexus by moving away from the traditional state security lens, and instead, shifting the focus to human security. With in-depth empirical country case studies from the region, including China, Japan, North Korea, the Philippines, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand and Singapore, the contributors to this book develop a human security approach to the study of irregular migration. In cases of irregular migration, such as undocumented labour migrants, asylum seekers, internally displaced people, trafficked persons, and smuggled people, human security is the cause and/or effect of migration in both sending and receiving countries. By adopting a human security lens, the chapters provide striking insights into the motivations, vulnerabilities and insecurities of migrants; the risks, dangers and illegality they are exposed to during their journeys; as well as the potential or imagined threats they pose to the new host countries. This multidisciplinary book is based on extensive fieldwork and interviews with migrants, aid workers, NGO activists and immigration officers. As such, it will appeal to students and scholars of Asian politics and security, as well as those with interests in international relations, social policy, law, geography and migration.

Author : Deborah Mayersen,Annie Pohlman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135047719

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Genocide and Mass Atrocities in Asia by Deborah Mayersen,Annie Pohlman Pdf

The twentieth century has been labelled the ‘century of genocide’, and according to estimates, more than 250 million civilians were victims of genocide and mass atrocities during this period. This book provides one of the first regional perspectives on mass atrocities in Asia, by exploring the issue through two central themes. Bringing together experts in genocide studies and area specialists, the book looks at the legacy of past genocides and mass atrocities, with case studies on East Timor, Cambodia and Indonesia. It explores the enduring legacies of trauma and societal divisions, the complex and continuing impacts of past mass violence, and the role of transitional justice in the aftermath of mass atrocities in Asia. Understanding these complex legacies is crucial for the region to build a future that acknowledges the past. The book goes on to consider the prospects and challenges for preventing future mass atrocities in Asia, and globally. It discusses both regional and global factors that may impact on preventing future mass atrocities in Asia, and highlights the value of a regional perspective in mass atrocity prevention. Providing a detailed examination of genocide and mass atrocities through the themes of legacies and prevention, the book is an important contribution to Asian Studies and Security Studies.

Author : Anita Lama
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000331028

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Ethnic Inequality in the Northeastern Indian Borderlands by Anita Lama Pdf

Ethnic Inequality in the Northeastern Indian Borderlands analyses the relationship between symbolic violence, inequality and ethnicity, and addresses the question of unequal integration of small ethnic groups into state structures by using the Limbus of the Northeastern Indian borderlands as a case study. Drawing on Pierre Bourdieu’s concept of symbolic violence, the author argues that the ethnicization of the Limbus has been associated with the devaluation of their cultural identity, which was itself first constructed and naturalized by the same process of ethnicization. The book is a pioneering work in terms of the application of Bourdieu’s sociology to Northeast India and the theoretical interpretation of ethnic inequality in Northeast India. In addition, the book contributes to the overall understanding of the constant structural identity of symbolic violence and its varying manifestations. Exploring the symbolic dimensions of power relations within state structures, this book will be of interest to a wide readership from various disciplines including area studies, global studies, comparative studies, borderland studies, inequality studies, sociology, anthropology and political science.

Author : Lonán Ó Briain
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780190626969

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Musical Minorities by Lonán Ó Briain Pdf

The first English-language book-length treatment of the music of an ethnic minority in Vietnam, Musical Minorities examines how musical sounds shape understandings of social identity, providing a fascinating account of music, minorities, and the state in a post-socialist context.