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-racialized form of politics&q...

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Weitere beteiligte Personen: Milner, Anthony Crothers 1945- (HerausgeberIn), Tham, Siew Yean (HerausgeberIn), Abdul Rahman Embong (HerausgeberIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Singapore Institute of Southeast Asian Studies 2014
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Zusammenfassung: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 realistically be contested in the future. In confronting the continuing challenge of globalization, Malaysians should not neglect the history of ideas — and ideology — as they search for new options
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Umfang:1 online resource (xv, 239 pages)
ISBN:9789814517928