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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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