Racial Politics in Malaysia
Author: Cheng Teik Goh
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Published: 1989
Total Pages: 100
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Author: Cheng Teik Goh
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Published: 1989
Total Pages: 100
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Hashim Haji Wan Teh (Wan.)
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Published: 1983
Total Pages: 154
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Anthony Milner
Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Published: 2014-02-28
Total Pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9814517917
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 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.
Author: Alvin Rabushka
Publisher: Hoover Press
Published: 1973
Total Pages: 168
ISBN-13: 9780817933531
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Yu Hock Oo
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Published: 1991
Total Pages: 148
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Kwen Fee Lian
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Published: 2006
Total Pages: 260
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis publication brings together the work of several writers in documenting and understanding the consequences of state-formation on ethnicity in Malaysia and Singapore, thirty years after the two nations went their separate paths.
Author: Mohammad Bakri Musa
Publisher: iUniverse
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 398
ISBN-13: 1583483675
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Malay Dilemma Revisited is a critical and balanced analysis of Malaysia's preferential race policy and its impact on the nation's delicate race dynamics and economy. Unlike America's affirmative action, Malaysia's version is far more aggressive and pervasive and has been remarkably successful in creating a sizable and stable Bumiputra (indigenous group) middle class. The price tag is significant: distortion of freemarket dynamics and consequent inefficiency. Perversely, the policy impairs rather than strengthens Bumiputras' ability to compete. In contrast to quotas and other set-aside programs that are the hallmark of the current policy, the writer presents an alternative strategy aimed primarily at enhancing Bumiputra competitiveness. The proposed approach would not negatively impact the economy nor interfere with the freemarket. Equally important, it would not arouse resentment from other Malaysians. The first objective would be to modernize the nation's archaic educational system to emphasize English, mathematics, the sciences, and technical training. Secondly, the influences of religious and royal institutions must be curtailed, and the rates of urbanization and population growth reduced. The primary objective is in enhancing competitiveness, not on meeting arbitrarily picked numerical goals and targets.
Author: Hussin Mutalib
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 236
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKCovering the period 1963 to 1986, this study demonstrates the degree of influence that Islam exerts on Malay identity. Islam is not only a focal point in relations between Malays and non-Malays, but also in the Malay ethnic community since Islam is integral to its culture and identity and is involved in a tense, dialectical relationship with Malay ethnicity. The Malay tendency to opt for ethnic Malay-based solutions instead of an Islamic alternative results in an upsurge of Malay ethnic nationalism, and is here explored against the backdrop of the current Islamic resurgence in Malaysia.
Author: R. K. Vasil
Publisher: New Delhi : Radiant
Published: 1980
Total Pages: 254
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Syed Husin Ali
Publisher: Strategic Information and Research Development Centre
Published: 2015-01-01
Total Pages: 194
ISBN-13: 9670630592
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith Malaysia in the throes of sweeping political change, academic turned political activist Dr Syed Husin Ali traces how ethnicity has been manipulated, since Independence, by Malaysian politicians for their own gain to the detriment of the masses. In articles spanning more than three decades, collected for the first time here, he dissects the origins, fallacies and destructive nature of ethnic politics in Malaysia and examines the issue of class versus ethnicity or race. It is time, he argues, for an end to race- or ethnic-based politics. In this new edition, the author has updated the book in terms of facts and events, and included two more articles.