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 131-222 Indonesian Nationalism: Ethnicity and Religious Change in the 20th Century

Note

Available as 131-322 at 3rd-year level.

Availability

Not offered in 1998.

Credit Points

16.7 2nd and 3rd year

Coordinator

Assoc. Professor C A Coppel

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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