Buddhism and politics in twentieth-century Asia / edited by Ian Harris.
Contributor(s): Harris, Ian Charles
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TextPublisher: London ; New York : Continuum, 1999Description: xii, 300 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0826451780 (pbk.)Subject(s): Buddhism and politics -- Asia -- History -- 20th century | Asia -- Politics and government -- 20th centuryBibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.| Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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John Bulow Campbell Library | Midrange | BQ4570 .S7 B83 1999 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0182902183041 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Buddhism and politics in Asia: the textual and historical roots / Ian Harris -- The legacy of tradition and authority: Buddhism and the nation in Myanmar / Bruce Matthews -- Buddhism in extremis: the case of Cambodia / Ian Harris -- Politics and Ambedkar Buddhism in Maharashtra / Timothy Fitzgerald -- Japanese nationalism and the universal Dharma / Hiriko Kawanami -- Buddhism and secular power in twentieth-century Korea / Henrik H. Sorensen -- Laos: from Buddhist kingdom to Marxist state / Martin Stuart-Fox -- First among equals: Buddhism and the Sri Lankan state / Tessa Bartholomeusz -- Centre and periphery: Buddhism and politics in modern Thailand / Donald K. Swearer -- Renewal and resistance: Tibetan Buddhism in the modern era / Ronald D. Schwartz -- The quest for enlightenment and cultural identity: Buddhism in contemporary Vietnam / Thiên Dô