Making Majorities: Constituting the Nation in Japan, Korea, China, Malaysia, Fiji, Turkey, and the United States
- ISBN-10
- 0804730482
- ISBN-13
- 9780804730488
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 350
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Author
- Dru C. Gladney
Description
Majorities are made, not born. This book argues that there are no pure majorities in the Asia-Pacific region, broadly defined, nor in the West, and challenges the thesis that civilizations are composed of more or less homogeneous cultures. The 14 contributors argue that emphasis on minority/majority rights is based on uncritically accepted views of purity, numerical superiority, and social consensus.
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