Ethnic Identity in Multiethnic Societies.
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THE SARAWAK MUSEUM JOURNAL |
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Title :
Ethnic Identity in Multiethnic Societies. |
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Author :
Richard C. Fidler |
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Abstract:
Serious scientific concern with the structure and culture of multiethnic societies began in the 1940’s with the publication by J.S. Furnivall (1939, 1948) of his studies of the Netherlands Indies (Indonesia). Because Furnivall was the pioneer and dominating force in the foundation of the science of “plural societies,” many of his observations and assumptions regarding these societies are still considered fundamental and inherent characteristics of them. Because Furnivall studied Indonesia during its period of Dutch colonial rule and focused especially on “Colonial Policy and Practice” (the title of his 1948 book), multiethnic societies have become so strongly associated with colonialism that the linkage sometimes seems causitive: multiethnic societies exist today because colonial governments created them and left them as a legacy of their imperialism. Our first step in understanding multiethnic societies is to recognize and acknowledge that this assumption is not true.
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| DOI: XXXX |
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How to cite:
Fidler, R. C. (1989). Ethnic Identity in Multiethnic Societies. The Sarawak Museum Journal, XL (61): 21-26 |
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