Politics of Religion, Nationalism, and Identity in Asia

This comprehensive book provides a comparative analysis of religious nationalism in globalized Asia. Through a rich variety of thematic case studies, Kingston explores the nexus of religion, identity, and nationalism across the region. He focuses on how religious sentiments influence how people express nationalism, often with extreme and tragic results.

About the author

Jeff Kingston is professor of history and Director of Asian Studies at Temple University Japan. He is the author of Nationalism in Asia: A History since 1945 and editor of Asian Nationalisms Reconsidered along with several books on Japan.

Summary

This comprehensive book provides a comparative analysis of religious nationalism in globalized Asia. Exploring the nexus of religion, identity, and nationalism, Kingston assesses similarities and differences across the region. He focuses on how religious sentiments influence how people express nationalism, often with extreme and tragic results.

Additional text

Suspicious of cliché and alert to nuance, Jeff Kingston is one of our most reliable guides through the thickets of Asian political economy. Those bewildered by the upsurge of militant chauvinism from India to the Philippines can do no better than read this excellent book.

Product details

• Authors: Jeff Kingston
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2019
• EAN: 9781442276871
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-7687-1
• No. of pages: 312
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Asia, HISTORY / Asia / General, comparative religion, RELIGION / Comparative Religion, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Religion & politics, Social and cultural anthropology, Asian History, Religion and Politics, China;Japan;Korea;Religious Nationalism;Southeast Asia