Identity in crossroads civilisations : ethnicity, nationalism and globalism in Asia /

Based on multi-disciplinary studies conducted in Asia (India, Bhutan, China, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, New Zealand), this volume on Identity in Crossroad Civilisations: Ethnicity, Nationalism and Globalism in Asia demonstrates how identity is defined, negotiated and conceptualised in response to...

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Corporate Author:	JSTOR (Organization)
Other Authors:	Kolig, Erich, Angeles, Vivienne S. M., 1944-, Wong, Sam
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2009]
Series:	ICAS publication series. Edited volumes ; 8.
Subjects:	Ethnology > Asia. Ethnicity > Asia. Nationalism > Asia. Globalization > Asia. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > General. Ethnicity. Ethnology. Globalization. Nationalism. Asia. Culture and institutions > Sociology > Culture and instituten > Sociologie Electronic books.
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Summary:	Based on multi-disciplinary studies conducted in Asia (India, Bhutan, China, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, New Zealand), this volume on Identity in Crossroad Civilisations: Ethnicity, Nationalism and Globalism in Asia demonstrates how identity is defined, negotiated and conceptualised in response to increasing globalisation in the region. Asian expressions of identity reflect, in many ways, their adaptability to the changing economic, political and social climates and at the same time question Samuel Huntington's popular yet controversial thesis on the clash of civilisations. This book also engages Benedict Anderson's idea of 'imagined communities' and shows how its operation impacts on both community and individual identity in an environment that is increasingly characterised by border crossings and transnationalism. Contemporary Asian realities, as examined in the essays, demonstrate the need to rethink previous notions of identity and nationalism. Deze bundel gaat over de vorming van identiteit door het samenspel van etniciteit, nationalisme en de effecten van globalisering. De essays in Crossroad Civilisations: Ethnicity, Nationalism and Globalism in Asia maken de gelaagdheid en de complexiteit hiervan duidelijk.
Item Description:	Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (259 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-259).
ISBN:	9789048510511 9048510511