Foundational Crises in South and Southeast Asia Bangladesh Indonesia and Malaysia
Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Bangladesh: Bengali first or Muslim first. 3. Indonesia: caught between Islam and ethnicity. 4. Malaysia: Malay first or Muslim first. 5. Globalization, ethnicity and Islam. Bibliography. Index.
This is a well-documented, well analyzed and pioneering work on the interplay of ethnicity, religion and politics in three Muslim majority countries of South and Southeast Asia - Bangladesh, Indonesia and Malaysia. It is the result of extensive research on the foundational question of these countries as to whether ethnicity or religion can provide a canopied structure that looks after the problematic issue of national reconstruction. The book has provided an insight into the political processes that have demonstrated determination in consolidating ethnic based national foundation and at the same time in combating religious fundamentalism and militancy. (jacket)
This is a well-documented, well analyzed and pioneering work on the interplay of ethnicity, religion and politics in three Muslim majority countries of South and Southeast Asia - Bangladesh, Indonesia and Malaysia. It is the result of extensive research on the foundational question of these countries as to whether ethnicity or religion can provide a canopied structure that looks after the problematic issue of national reconstruction. The book has provided an insight into the political processes that have demonstrated determination in consolidating ethnic based national foundation and at the same time in combating religious fundamentalism and militancy. (jacket)
