Ethnicity in Asia

• Author(s): Colin Mackerras,
• Publisher: Routledge
• Pages: 256
• ISBN_10: 1134515170
  ISBN_13: 9781134515172
  
• Language: en
• Categories: History / Asia / General , Political Science / General , Political Science / World / Asian , Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social , Social Science / Ethnic Studies / General , Social Science / Sociology / General , Social Science / Regional Studies ,

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.