POLI 1P95 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Free Aceh Movement, Asian South Africans, Acehnese Language
26 Feb 2016
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Often have features of the groups below. Claim to be on a lnd first. Nation connotates the idea of the right to self government. Shared ethnicity but different because of their political goal of self governance (not all aim for self governance, some may just work for participation in the gov"t) An ethnic group wound up in a certain nation, and set into a certain class. Example: black africans in south africa during apartheid. Example, apartheid, afrikaner was the dominant minority. Usually associated with colonialism (belgium in congo) Did not gain independence until late 18th century. Aceh participated in the indonesian revolution against the dutch. The indonesian state became much more secular than expected. The acehnese did not want to be part of the secular indonesian state. Islam and language in aceh separated the nation from the rest of indonesia. Acehnese language was revived in the fight for acehnese independence.
