The roots and evolution of nationalism in Indonesia by Lai, Yew Meng, Maureen De Silva

“…In doing so, it addresses three salient questions, namely i) how the seeds of national consciousness were sown; ii) what were the underlying factors/dynamics shaping the nature and development of nationalism; and iii) how nationalism and nationhood manifested in a geographically divided, ethno-culturally diverse state like Indonesia, whose citizenry has remained strongly attached to their traditional ethnological and adat communities. Emphasis is given to both state-oriented and popular manifestations of Indonesian nationalism, to highlight the state/elite-centric nature, and populist drive behind its discourses, agenda, and manifestations.…”
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Japanese anthropologists and Malaysian society. Contributions to Malaysian ethnography by Shamsul A. B., Tomiyuki Uesugi

“…Book Review/Ulasan Buku In this series of ethnological studies, readers will be delighted to discover what Japanese anthropologists have been doing in Malaysia. …”