| Description |
xiv, 607 pages : maps ; 24 cm |
| Series |
CSIA studies in international security |
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CSIA studies in international security.
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| Contents |
pt. 1. South Asia: Diversity, democracy, and devolution in India / Kanti Bajpai. Centralization, authoritarianism, and the mismanagement of ethnic relations in Pakistan / Samina Ahmed. Government policy and the ethnic crisis in Sri Lanka / Amita Shastri -- pt. 2. Southeast and East Asia: Fifty years of failure in Burma / Josef Silverstein. Cultural diversity and national identity in Thailand / Charles F. Keyes. Ethnic policies and political quiescence in Malaysia and Singapore / Šumit Ganguly. Coercion, co-optation, and the management of ethnic relations in Indonesia / R. William Liddle. Ethnicity and public policy in the Philippines / R.J. May. Assimilation and accommodation in China / June Teufel Dreyer -- pt. 3. Australia and the Asia-Pacific region: Federalism and indigenous peoples in Australia / Christine Fletcher. Civil rights, amelioration, and reparation in New Zealand / Andrew Sharp. Culture and conflict in Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, and the Federated States of Micronesia / Stephen Levine -- pt. 4. Conclusions: The impact of government policies on ethnic relations / Michael E. Brown |
| Summary |
This volume analyzes different policies that governments have pursued in their efforts to contend with the tensions inherent in multiethnic societies. The book focuses on Asia and the Pacific, the most populous and economically vibrant part of the world. The heart of the book is a set of case studies of government policies in sixteen countries: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, China, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Vanuatu, and the Federated States of Micronesia. The studies consider a wide range of political, economic, educational, linguistic, and cultural policies, and evaluate how these policies have evolved over time. Using a broad comparative perspective to assess the effectiveness of different governmental approaches, the authors offer policy recommendations that cut across individual countries and regions |
| Analysis |
Asia |
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Pacific Rim |
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Ethnic relations |
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Social order |
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Cultural identity |
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Civil liberties |
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Political stability |
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Democracy |
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Social justice |
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Federal issue |
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Australia overseas comparisons |
| Notes |
"In cooperation with the Pacific Basin Research Center." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 577-590) and index |
| Subject |
Multiculturalism -- Asia.
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Multiculturalism -- Pacific Area.
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| SUBJECT |
Asia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85008606 -- Ethnic relations http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00005646 -- Government policy.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005269
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Pacific Area http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85096445 -- Ethnic relations http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00005646 -- Government policy.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005269
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Asia -- Politics and government -- 1945- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh87003817
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Pacific Area -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008116487
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| Genre/Form |
Aufsatzsammlung
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| Author |
Brown, Michael E. (Michael Edward), 1954-
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Ganguly, Sumit.
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John F. Kennedy School of Government. Pacific Basin Research Center.
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| LC no. |
97025825 |
| ISBN |
0262522454 paperback alkaline paper |
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9780262522458 paperback alkaline paper |
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