TY - BOOK ID - 71468298 TI - Imperial alchemy PY - 2010 SN - 9780521694124 9780511691829 9780521872379 9780511691300 0511691300 0511691823 0521872375 0521694124 0511849729 9780511849725 1282637150 9781282637153 9786612637155 6612637153 0511689829 9780511689826 0511692420 9780511692420 0511690568 9780511690563 110721047X 051168908X PB - Cambridge, UK New York Cambridge University Press DB - UniCat KW - Ethnicity KW - Nationalism KW - Ethnic identity KW - Group identity KW - Cultural fusion KW - Multiculturalism KW - Cultural pluralism KW - Southeast Asia KW - Asia, Southeast KW - Asia, Southeastern KW - South East Asia KW - Southeastern Asia KW - Ethnic relations. KW - History KW - Arts and Humanities UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:71468298 AB - "The mid-twentieth century marked one of the greatest watersheds of Asian history, when a range of imperial constructs were declared to be nation-states, either by revolution or decolonisation. Nationalism was the great alchemist, turning the base metal of empire into the gold of nations. To achieve such a transformation from the immense diversity of these Asian empires required a different set of forces from those that Europeans had needed in their transitions from multi-ethnic empires to culturally homogeneous nations. In this book Anthony Reid explores the mysterious alchemy by which new political identities have been formed. Taking Southeast Asia as his example, Reid tests contemporary theory about the relation between modernity, nationalism, and ethnic identity. Grappling with concepts emanating from a very different European experience of nationalism, Reid develops his own typology to better fit the formation of political identities such as the Indonesian, Malay, Chinese, Acehnese, Batak and Kadazan"--Provided by publisher. "In this book Anthony Reid, one of the premier scholars of Southeast Asia, explores the mysterious alchemy by which new political identities have been formed. Taking Southeast Asia as his example, Reid tests contemporary theory about the relation between modernity, nationalism and ethnic identity"--Provided by publisher. ER -