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Muslim Separatism
The Moros of Southern Philippines and the Malays of Southern Thailand
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Year
- 1990Ateneo de Manila University Press edition, 1990
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 240
- ISBN
- 9780195889246
- Availability
- Out of print
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About the book
The Moro and Patani Malay movements side by side: their histories, their organisations and what each state did about them, in the first full comparison of the two.
W. K. Che Man compares 2 separatist movements: the Moros of the southern Philippines and the Malays of southern Thailand. He treats each as a political movement that grew out of ethnic minorities' discontent with the state.
The book looks at how each resistance took shape and developed, and at its structure, leaders and ideas. It gives special weight to the role of Islam in starting and sustaining both. Che Man questions the view, held by both modernisation theorists and Marxists, that ethnic identity will fade over time. He argues that a state's push for one "national culture" can leave minority groups outside it.
Oxford University Press published the book in 1990.
From openlibrary.org.
This important comparative study views the separatist movements in the Philippines and Thailand as both political phenomena and springing from dissatisfied ethnic minorities. The author questions "Modernization school" and Marxist belief that ethnicity is a transitory phenomenon, arguing that that concept of "national culture" may result in minority groups remaining outside the culture. Examining the form and development of these resistance struggles, this study investigates their structure, leadership, and ideology, and highlights the role of Islam in shaping and sustaining the movements.
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