| Description |
iv, 170 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Ethnic studies |
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Ethnic studies (Marshall Cavendish Academic)
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| Contents |
Introduction / Cheah Boon Kheng -- Ch. 1. Racial polarisation and room-mate choices among university students / Chan Huan Chiang -- Ch. 2. Ethnicity and contesting nationalisms in Malaysia / Cheah Boon Kheng -- Ch. 3. Ethnicity and the transformation of the Ali-Baba partnership in the Chinese business culture in Malaysia / Chin Yee Whah -- Ch. 4. Malaysian multicultural policy and practices : between communalism and consociationalism / Johan Saravanamuttu -- Ch. 5. Reading between the lines : UMNO, Malay unity and the others / Shakila Abdul Manan -- Ch. 6. The politics of communalism and egalitarianism in Malaysia / Vejai Balasubramaniam |
| Summary |
"The essays in this volume focus on the themes of ethnicity, national identity and nationalism. They reinforce analyses of earlier studies in the 1960s and 1970s that "communalism" is a dominant manifestation of Malaysia's multi-ethnic society. Communalism was and is seen as a phenomenon of every ethnic group working for its self-interest. Communalism has determined the nature and form of Malaysia's nationhood and despite its negative and deleterious effects, it is central to an understanding of the emergent nationalism, politics and multiculturalism of the new Malaysian society."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Cultural pluralism -- Malaysia.
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Ethnicity -- Malaysia.
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Communalism -- Malaysia.
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Nationalism -- Malaysia.
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| SUBJECT |
Malaysia -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008115796
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Malaysia -- Ethnic relations.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008115802
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| Genre/Form |
Aufsatzsammlung
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| Author |
Cheah, Boon Kheng.
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| LC no. |
2005347054 |
| ISBN |
9812102795 paperback |
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