Lowland Participation in the Irredentist 'Highlands Liberation Movement' in Vietnam, 1955-1975
In the field of mainland South-East Asian history, particular attention has been granted to highland-lowland relations following the central argument James Scott presented in The Art of Not Being Governed: An Anarchist History of Upland South-East Asia. Scott’s analytical perspective echoes a long-t...
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doaj-f97bc7019ece4fa68c979e9480f982582020-11-24T21:17:59ZdeuSEAS - Society for South-East Asian StudiesASEAS - Austrian Journal of South-East Asian Studies1999-25211999-253X2013-01-016172810.4232/10.ASEAS-6.1-2Lowland Participation in the Irredentist 'Highlands Liberation Movement' in Vietnam, 1955-1975William B. NoseworthyIn the field of mainland South-East Asian history, particular attention has been granted to highland-lowland relations following the central argument James Scott presented in The Art of Not Being Governed: An Anarchist History of Upland South-East Asia. Scott’s analytical perspective echoes a long-term trend of scholarly examinations in the region. In a similar fashion, historical examinations of the Vietnam War period view the so-called ‘highlands liberation movement’ or the Unified Front for the Struggle of the Oppressed Races (FULRO) through the lens of a highland-lowland dichotomy. However, based on an examination of the biography of the Cham Muslim leader Les Kosem and various FULRO documents, this article challenges dominant assumptions based on Scott’s argument and argues that a focus on minority-majority relations is essential for understanding the origins of irredentist claims of indigenous peoples in the region.http://www.seas.at/aseas/6_1/ASEAS_6_1_A2.pdfFULROHighland-Lowland RelationsIrredentismMainland South-East AsiaVietnam War |
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Lowland Participation in the Irredentist 'Highlands Liberation Movement' in Vietnam, 1955-1975 |
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Lowland Participation in the Irredentist 'Highlands Liberation Movement' in Vietnam, 1955-1975 |
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Lowland Participation in the Irredentist 'Highlands Liberation Movement' in Vietnam, 1955-1975 |
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Lowland Participation in the Irredentist 'Highlands Liberation Movement' in Vietnam, 1955-1975 |
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Lowland Participation in the Irredentist 'Highlands Liberation Movement' in Vietnam, 1955-1975 |
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lowland participation in the irredentist 'highlands liberation movement' in vietnam, 1955-1975 |
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SEAS - Society for South-East Asian Studies |
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ASEAS - Austrian Journal of South-East Asian Studies |
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1999-2521 1999-253X |
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In the field of mainland South-East Asian history, particular attention has been granted to highland-lowland relations following the central argument James Scott presented in The Art of Not Being Governed: An Anarchist History of Upland South-East Asia. Scott’s analytical perspective echoes a long-term trend of scholarly examinations in the region. In a similar fashion, historical examinations of the Vietnam War period view the so-called ‘highlands liberation movement’ or the Unified Front for the Struggle of the Oppressed Races (FULRO) through the lens of a highland-lowland dichotomy. However, based on an examination of the biography of the Cham Muslim leader Les Kosem and various FULRO documents, this article challenges dominant assumptions based on Scott’s argument and argues that a focus on minority-majority relations is essential for understanding the origins of irredentist claims of indigenous peoples in the region. |
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FULRO Highland-Lowland Relations Irredentism Mainland South-East Asia Vietnam War |
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