Identity in crossroad civilisations ethnicity, nationalism and globalism in Asia

Based on multi-disciplinary studies conducted in Asia (India, Bhutan, China, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, New Zealand), this volume on Identity in Crossroad Civilisations: Ethnicity, Nationalism and Globalism in Asia demonstrates how identity is defined, negotiated and conceptualised in response to...

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Otros Autores: Kolig, Erich (-), Angeles, Vivienne S. M., 1944-, Wong, Sam
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press c2009.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:ICAS publication series. Edited volumes ; 8.
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Sumario:Based on multi-disciplinary studies conducted in Asia (India, Bhutan, China, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, New Zealand), this volume on Identity in Crossroad Civilisations: Ethnicity, Nationalism and Globalism in Asia demonstrates how identity is defined, negotiated and conceptualised in response to increasing globalisation in the region. Asian expressions of identity reflect, in many ways, their adaptability to the changing economic, political and social climates and at the same time question Samuel Huntington's popular yet controversial thesis on the clash of civilisations. This book also en
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (263 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-259).
ISBN:9781282401815
9786612401817
9789048510511