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Nations, National Narratives and Communities in the Asia-Pacific

Studies of nationalism have tended to follow familiar theoretical tracks. Nations, National Narratives and Communities in the Asia-Pacific offers perspectives that escape these tracks in innovative ways, focusing attention on competing narratives, resistance to the narratives of states and ruling elites, and to the mediums of communication. It is several breaths of fresh air for nationalism studies.

Kevin Hewison, Director, Carolina Asia Center,
University of North Carolina, US

Many states in the Asia-Pacific region are not built around a single homogenous people, but rather include many large, varied, different national groups. This book explores how states in the region attempt to develop commonality and a nation and the difficulties that arise. It discusses the consequences that ensue when competing narratives clash, and examines the nature of resistance to dominant narratives which arise. It considers the problems in a wide range of countries in the region, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Korea, Australia and New Zealand.

Norman Vasu is an Assistant Professor in the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University.

Yolanda Chin is a Research Fellow in the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University.

Kam-yee Law is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Sciences at the Hong Kong Institute of Education.

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Nations, National Narratives and Communities in the Asia-Pacific
Edited by Norman Vasu, Yolanda Chin and Kam-yee Law

Nations, National Narratives and Communities in the Asia-Pacific

Edited by Norman Vasu, Yolanda Chin
and Kam-yee Law

First published 2014
by Routledge
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2014 selection and editorial material, Norman Vasu, Yolanda Chin and Kam-yee Law; individual chapters, the contributors

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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Nations, national narratives and communities in the Asia-Pacific/edited by
Norman Vasu, Yolanda Chin and Kam-yee Law
pages cm. (Comparative development and policy in Asia series; 14)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Cultural pluralismAsia. 2. Cultural pluralism-Pacific Area. 3.
NationalismAsia. 4. NationalismPacific Area. 5. EthnicityPolitical
aspectsAsia. 6. EthnicityPolitical aspectsPacific Area. I. Vasu,
Norman, editor of compilation. II. Chin, Yolanda, editor of compilation.
III. Luo, Jinyi, editor of compilation.
HN655.2.M84N38 2013
305.800959dc23

2013011793

ISBN: 978-0-415-81972-5 (hbk)
ISBN: 978-1-315-88669-5 (ebk)

Typeset in Times New Roman
by Wearset Ltd, Boldon, Tyne and Wear

Contents

NORMAN VASU, YOLANDA CHIN AND KAM-YEE LAW

PART I
Constructing commonality and the nation

HO SHU HUANG

LAI CHEE KIEN

PART II
Competing narratives clash

DANIEL P. S. GOH

ALLEN BARTLEY

KIM-MING LEE AND KAM-YEE LAW

INCHOON KIM

PART III
Resisting dominant narratives

CATRIONA ELDER

HIKMAT BUDIMAN

Allen Bartley is a sociologist and senior lecturer in the School of Counselling, Human Services and Social Work at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He migrated to New Zealand from the US in 1992. His primary research interests include 1.5-generation migrants and transnationalism, ethnic politics in New Zealand and transgenerational ethnic identity. Current work includes a study of overseas-qualified social workers practising in New Zealand, and the development of transnational professional spaces. His most recent publication in this field is Transnational social workers: Making the profession a transnational professional space, published in the International Journal of Population Research in 2012.

Hikmat Budiman is the founder and chairperson of the Jakarta-based Interseksi Foundation (http://interseksi.org), a non-profit organization established in 2003 dedicated to building a tolerant and critical society in Indonesia. The foundation has conducted researches and published books on the issues of democracy, citizenship and minority rights in Indonesia.

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