Religion and Nationalism in Southeast Asia

Informationen zum Autor Joseph Liow is Dean and Professor of Comparative and International Politics at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University. He is also the inaugural holder of the Lee Kuan Yew Chair in Southeast Asia Studies and Senior Fellow in the Foreign Policy Program at the Brookings Institution in Washington DC. Liow's research focusses on comparative politics, Islamic studies, international relations, and political sociology. He has a particular interest in Muslim politics and social movements in Southeast Asia, and has published books on the topics of Muslim politics in Malaysia and Islamic education in Thailand. Klappentext Examines the ways in which religion and nationalism have interacted to provide a powerful impetus for mobilization in Southeast Asia. Zusammenfassung Religion and nationalism are two of the most potent and enduring forces that have shaped the modern world. For faith and flag! men and women have willingly spilt blood and sacrificed lives. This book studies how these two forces have interacted to provide powerful impetus for mobilization in Southeast Asia. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Acknowledgements; Glossary; Introduction; 1. Faith and flag; 2. Southern Philippines: reframing (Bangsa) Moro to Bangsamoro; 3. Thailand's southern border provinces: constructing narratives and imagining Patani Darussalam; 4. Malaysia: religion, ethno-nationalism, and turf-guarding; 5. Contesting principles of nationhood in post-independence Indonesia: narratives and counter-narratives; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Joseph Liow, Joseph Chinyong Liow, Joseph Chinyong (Nanyang Technological Unive Liow, Joseph Chinyong (Nanyang Technological University Liow, Liow Joseph Chinyong
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 19.08.2016
• EAN: 9781316618097
• ISBN: 978-1-316-61809-7
• Pagine: 278
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, Nationalism, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, South East Asia, Political structure & processes, Religious and theocratic ideologies, Political structure and processes, Religious & theocratic ideologies, Religious and theocratic ideologies and movements