Transforming Malaysia dominant and competing paradigms

In the wake of Malaysia's 13th General Election some commentators speak of a sharpening of ethnic politics - with Prime Minister Najib blaming a ""Chinese tsunami"" for his government's polling setbacks; others are optimistic about the arrival of a new ""non-r...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores Corporativos: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (-), Institut Kajian Malaysia dan Antarabangsa
Otros Autores: Milner, Anthony Crothers, 1945- editor (editor), Abdul Rahman Embong, editor, Tham, Siew Yean, editor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Singapore : Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies ; Institute of Malaysian & International Studies [2014]
Colección:CUP ebooks.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:In the wake of Malaysia's 13th General Election some commentators speak of a sharpening of ethnic politics - with Prime Minister Najib blaming a ""Chinese tsunami"" for his government's polling setbacks; others are optimistic about the arrival of a new ""non-racialized form of politics"" and the emergence of ""transethnic solidarity"". This book, which engages with both the race paradigm and its opponents, warns that change is likely to come slowly - but is not impossible. Malaysia's race paradigm is a man-made ideological construct - one that has been contested in the past, and could realisti.
Descripción Física:1 recurso electrónico
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice.
ISBN:9789814517928