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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| Other Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Singapore : Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia :
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies ; Institute of Malaysian & International Studies,
2014
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| Series: | Cambridge EBA Collection
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | 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 |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 239 pages .) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789814517928 9814517925 |
| Language: | In English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
