Imperial alchemy : nationalism and political identity in Southeast Asia /

Imperial alchemy : nationalism and political identity in Southeast Asia /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Reid, Anthony, 1939-
Imprint:	Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Description:	1 online resource (xiii, 248 pages) : illustrations, maps
Language:	English
Subject:	Ethnicity -- Southeast Asia. Nationalism -- Southeast Asia. Ethnic relations. Ethnicity. Nationalism. Southeast Asia -- Ethnic relations. Southeast Asia -- History -- 1945- Southeast Asia. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11824621

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ISBN:	9780511691300 0511691300 9780511691829 0511691823 9780521872379 0521872375 9780521694124 0521694124 0511849729 9780511849725 1282637150 9781282637153 9786612637155 6612637153 0511689829 9780511689826 0511692420 9780511692420 0511690568 9780511690563
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-237) and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	"The mid-twentieth century marked one of the greatest watersheds of Asian history, when a range of imperial constructs were declared to be nation-states, either by revolution or decolonisation. Nationalism was the great alchemist, turning the base metal of empire into the gold of nations. To achieve such a transformation from the immense diversity of these Asian empires required a different set of forces from those that Europeans had needed in their transitions from multi-ethnic empires to culturally homogeneous nations. In this book Anthony Reid explores the mysterious alchemy by which new political identities have been formed. Taking Southeast Asia as his example, Reid tests contemporary theory about the relation between modernity, nationalism, and ethnic identity. Grappling with concepts emanating from a very different European experience of nationalism, Reid develops his own typology to better fit the formation of political identities such as the Indonesian, Malay, Chinese, Acehnese, Batak and Kadazan"--Provided by publisher. "In this book Anthony Reid, one of the premier scholars of Southeast Asia, explores the mysterious alchemy by which new political identities have been formed. Taking Southeast Asia as his example, Reid tests contemporary theory about the relation between modernity, nationalism and ethnic identity"--Provided by publisher.
Other form:	Print version: Reid, Anthony, 1939- Imperial alchemy. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010 9780521872379

Table of Contents:

Nationalism and Asia
Understanding Southeast Asian nationalisms
Chinese as a Southeast Asian 'other'
Malay (Melayu) and its descendants : multiple meanings of a porous category
Aceh : memories of monarchy
Sumatran Bataks : from statelessness to Indonesian diaspora
Lateforming ethnie in Malaysia : Kadazan or Dusun
Imperial alchemy-revolutionary dreams.