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Suspicious of cliche and alert to nuance, Jeff Kingston is one of our most reliable guides through the thickets of Asian political economy. Those bewildered by the upsurge of militant chauvinism from India to the Philippines can do no better than read this excellent book. -- Pankaj Mishra, author of Age of Anger: A History of the Present

Suspicious of cliche and alert to nuance, Jeff Kingston is one of our most reliable guides through the thickets of Asian political economy. Those bewildered by the upsurge of militant chauvinism from India to the Philippines can do no better than read this excellent book. -- Pankaj Mishra, author of Age of Anger: A History of the Present This consistently insightful and often gripping book traces one of the most important and troubling trends in contemporary Asia: the fusion of religious zealotry and ethnic chauvinism. Showing his grasp of a stunning variety of cases, Jeff Kingston illuminates the worrisome shift toward majoritarianism that dehumanizes minorities and sanctifies their victimization. Long one of the best writers on political tensions in Asia, Kingston has crafted a beautifully organized, sharply analytical work that never loses sight of the moral dimensions of social transformation and conflict. -- David Leheny, Waseda University

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Jeff Kingston is professor of history and Director of Asian Studies at Temple University Japan. He is the author of Nationalism in Asia: A History since 1945 and editor of Asian Nationalisms Reconsidered along with several books on Japan.

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