State and Ethnic Politics in SouthEast Asia

<p>Ethnic tensions in Southeast Asia represent a clear threat to the future stability of the region. David Brown's clear and systematic study outlines the patterns of ethnic politics in:<br>* Burma<br>* Singapore<br>* Indonesia<br>* Malaysia<br>* Thailand<br>The study considers the influence of the State on the formation of ethnic groups and investigates why some countries are more successful in 'managing' their ethnic politics than others.</p> Introduction 1 Ethnicity and the state 2 The ethnocratic state and ethnic separatism in Burma 3 Ethnicity and corporatism in Singapore 4 Neo-patrimonialism and national integration in Indonesia 5 Internal colonialism and ethnic rebellion in Thailand 6 Class, state and ethnic politics in Peninsular Malaysia 7 Ethnicity, nationalism and democracy