Explaining the Genetic Footprints of Catholic and Protestant Colonizers

Shane Barter is the Associate Director of the Pacific Basin Research Center and is an Assistant Professor at Soka University of America, USA. He is the author of Civilian Strategy in Civil War: Insights from Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines (Palgrave 2014) as well as numerous articles appearing in Asian Ethnicity, the Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, Geographical Review, and other journals. He has worked at Forum-Asia, a Thai human rights NGO, and has served as an election observer for the Carter Center.

1. Introduction 1
Caveats & Definitions
Studying Race, Religion, & Colonialism
2. Exploring the Religious Divide 12
Southeast Asia
East Asia
South Asia
Africa
The Americas
Oceania
3. Explaining the Religious Divide 54
Religion
Geohistorical Contact
Political Economy
Capacity
Identity: Nation & Race
4. Implications 83