Title Nation-building : five Southeast Asian histories / edited by Wang Gungwu

Published Singapore : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2005

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Description vii, 288 pages ; 23 cm Series History of nation-building series History of nation-building series. Contents 1. Contemporary and National History: A Double Challenge / by Wang Gungwu -- 2. Nation and State in Histories of Nation-Building, with Special Reference to Thailand / by Craig J. Reynolds -- 3. Rethinking History and "Nation-Building" in the Philippines / by Caroline S. Hau -- 4. Writing the History of Independent Indonesia / by Anthony J. S. Reid -- 5. Ethnicity in the Making of Malaysia / by Cheah Boon Kheng -- 6. Historians Writing Nations: Malaysian Contests / by Anthony Milner -- 7. Writing Malaysia's Contemporary History / by Lee Kam Hing -- 8. Forging Malaysia and Singapore: Colonialism, Decolonization and Nation-Building / by Anthony Stockwell -- 9. Nation-Building and the Singapore Story: Some Issues in the Study of Contemporary Singapore History / by Albert Lau -- 10. Nation and Heritage / by Wang Gungwu Summary Addresses questions such as: how should historians treat the earlier pasts of each country and the nationalism that guided the nation- building task? Where did the political culture come in, especially when dealing with modern challenges of class, securalism and ethnicity? Analysis Politics & government (Southeast Asia) Notes "The essays in this volume are the product of a conference organised in Singapore ... in September 2002: "Nation-building Histories: Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore"."--Preface Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Also available online Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web Subject Ethnicity -- Malaysia. Historiography -- Southeast Asia -- Congresses. Nation-building -- Historiography. Nation-building -- Southeast Asia -- Congresses. Nationalism and historiography. Nationalism -- Southeast Asia -- History. Nationalism -- Southeast Asia. SUBJECT Asia, Southeastern -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85008630 Asia, Southeastern -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86007764 Indonesia -- History -- 1945- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85065751 -- Historiography. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00006046 Malaysia -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008115795 -- 20th century http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012476 -- Historiography. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00006046 Philippines -- History -- 1946-1986 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85100794 -- Historiography. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00006046 Philippines -- History -- 1986- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86007942 -- Historiography. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00006046 Singapore -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh89004087 -- 20th century http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012476 -- Historiography. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00006046 Southeast Asia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85008627 -- Historiography http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00006046 -- Congresses. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001533 Asia, Southeastern http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85008627 -- Historography -- Congresses Asia, Southeastern -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85008630 -- Congresses. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001533 Asia, Southeastern -- History -- 1945- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh87002953 -- Historiography. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00006046 Asia, Southeastern -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85008630 -- 20th century http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012476 -- Congresses. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001533 Asia, Southeastern -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85008630 -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012476 Asia, Southeastern -- Politics and government http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86007764 -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024 Asia, Southeastern -- Politics and government http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86007764 -- 20th century http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012476 -- Congresses. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001533 Thailand -- History -- 1945- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85134449 -- Historiography. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00006046 Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings. Author Wang, Gungwu. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. Nation-building Histories: Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore (2002 : Singapore) LC no. 2005436837 ISBN 9812303170 (paperback) 9812303200 (hard)

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