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131-036 Indonesian Nationalism: Ethnicity and Religious Change in the Twentieth Century | |
Note | Formerly available as 131-222/322. Students who have completed 131-222/322 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Availability | 2nd and 3rd year |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
Coordinator | Assoc Prof C A Coppel |
Prerequisites | Usually 25 points of first year History, see Prerequisites. |
Semester | 1 (view timetable) |
Contact | A 2-hour lecture for six weeks, a 1-hour lecture for six weeks, and a 1-hour tutorial per 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 | Written work totalling 4000 words. |
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