ABSTRACT
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 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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|46 pages
Constructing commonality and the nation
part II|112 pages
Competing narratives clash
chapter 3|27 pages
Between assimilation and multiculturalism
chapter 4|27 pages
(Un)problematic multiculturalism
chapter 5|31 pages
Colonialism, Sinicization and ethnic minorities in Hong Kong
chapter 6|25 pages
Migrants, immigrants and multicultural society in South Korea
part III|43 pages
Resisting dominant narratives