Culture And Society In The Asia-pacific (pacific Studies)

Culture and Society in the Asia-Pacific This book is part of a series produced in association with The Open University. While each book in the series is self-contained, there are also references to the other books. Readers should note that references to other books in the series appear in bold type. The list of other books in the series is: Asia-Pacific in the New World Order, edited by Anthony McGrew and Christopher Brook Economic Dynamism in the Asia-Pacific, edited by Grahame Thompson Governance in the Asia-Pacific, edited by Richard Maidment, David Goldblatt and Jeremy Mitchell The Asia-Pacific Profile, edited by Bernard Eccleston, Michael Dawson and Deborah McNamara The books form part of the Open University course DD302 Pacific Studies. Details of this and other Open University courses can be obtained from the Course Reservations and Sales Office, PO Box 724, The Open University, Milton Keynes MK7 6ZS, UK. For availability of this or other course components, contact Open University Worldwide Ltd, The Berrill Building, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, UK. Alternatively, much useful course information can be obtained from the Open University’s website: http:// www.open.ac.uk Culture and Society in the Asia-Pacific Edited by Richard Maidment and Colin Mackerras in association with London and New York First published 1998 by Routledge 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2005. “To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’s collection of thousands of eBooks please go to www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk.” Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge 29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001 © The Open University 1998 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from The British Library Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book has been requested ISBN 0-203-98344-0 Master e-book ISBN ISBN 0-415-17277-2 (hbk) ISBN 0-415-17278-0 (pbk) CONTENTS Preface Chapter 1 viii Diversity and convergence in Asia-Pacific society and culture Colin Mackerras, Richard Maidment and David Schak 1 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 The Asian way 1 1.3 Diversity in societies and cultures 4 1.4 Convergent forces in the Pacific 7 1.5 Conclusion: tradition and modernization 9 Chapter 2 The old and the new J.Kathirithamby-Wells 12 2.1 Introduction: Asia-Pacific integration 12 2.2 The pre-modern era c. 1500–1800 13 2.3 The colonial era, c. 1800–1945 15