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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Arts : History
131-222/322 Indonesian Nationalism: Ethnicity and Religious Change in the 20th Century |
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Credit Points: | 16.7 2nd and 3rd year | |
Coordinator: | Assoc. Professor C A Coppel | |
Timetable: | Semester 2 | |
Contact: | Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial a week | |
Subject Description: | The development of nationalism as the dominant ideology of the Indonesian state, in the light of theories of nationalism. On completion of this subject students should be able to: test the applicability of theories of comparative politics about nationalism and ethnicity to the Indonesian historical experience in the twentieth century; question whether nationhood and ethnicity are primordial givens or 'imagined communities'; compare and contrast the dilemmas of the Indonesian national motto 'Unity and Diversity' with those of Australian aspirations for a united but multicultural society; understand why the state with the largest Muslim population in the world is not an Islamic state. | |
Assessment: | A 2000-word essay (40%), a 1000-word class paper (10%) and a 2-hour examination (50%), totalling not more than 5000 words. | |
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