The State and Ethnic Politics in SouthEast Asia [Paperback]

Ethnic tensions in Southeast Asia represent a clear threat to the future stability of the region. David Brown's clear and systematic study outlines the patterns of ethnic politics in:
* Burma
* Singapore
* Indonesia
* Malaysia
* Thailand
The study considers the influence of the State on the formation of ethnic groups and investigates why some countries are more successful in 'managing' their ethnic politics than others.This clear and systematic study outlines the patterns of ethnic politics in Burma, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, examining why some countries are more successful at 'managing' their ethnic politics than others.David Brown is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Politics at Murdoch's University, AustraliaIntroduction 1 Ethnicity and the state 2 The ethnocratic state and ethnic separatism in Burma 3 Ethnicity and corporatism in Singapore 4 Neo-patrimonialism and national integration in Indonesia 5 Internal colonialism and ethnic rebellion in Thailand 6 Class, state and ethnic politics in Peninsular Malaysia 7 Ethnicity, nationalism and democracyUS? 1994 David Brown Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2005.