1st Edition

Nations, National Narratives and Communities in the Asia-Pacific

Edited By Norman Vasu, Yolanda Chin, Kam-yee Law Copyright 2014
246 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

232 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

232 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

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 which ensue when competing narratives clash, and examines the nature of resistance to dominant... Read more

Introduction: Un/settled Narrations: Nationalism in the Asia-Pacific Norman Vasu, Yolanda Chin and Kam-yee Law  Part 1: Constructing Commonality and the Nation  1. Rethinking the Who, What and When: Why not Singaporean Military Heroes? Ho Shu Huang  2. The Nation and its Murals: A Reading of Malaysian Images, 1957-1969 Lai Chee Kien  Part 2: Competing Narratives Clash  3. Between Assimilation and Multiculturalism: Social Resilience and the Governance of Diversity in Singapore Daniel PS Goh  4. (Un)Problematic Multiculturalism: Challenges and Opportunities for Social Cohesion in New Zealand Allen Bartley   5. Colonialism, Sinicization and Ethnic Minorities in Hong Kong: Social exclusion and barely citizenship Kim-ming Lee and Kam-yee Law  6. Globalization, Multicultural Society and Consensus Politics in S. Korea Inchoon Kim  Part 3: Resisting dominant narratives  7. Managing Conflict in Canberra: National Identity and Narrating Difference Catriona Elder  8. Renegotiating Unity and Diversity: Problematic Multiculturalism in Post-Suharto Indonesia Hikmat Budiman

Biography

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