Floating on a Malayan breeze : travels in Malaysia and Singapore /

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"What happens after a country splits apart? Forty-seven years ago Singapore separated from Malaysia. Since then, the two countries have developed along their own paths. Malaysia has given preference to the majority Malay Muslims -- the bumiputera, or sons of the soil. Singapore, meanwhile, has...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Vadaketh, Sudhir Thomas (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Singapore : Hong Kong [China] : NUS Press ; Hong Kong University Press, [2012]
Temas:
Vadaketh, Sudhir Thomas > Travel > Malaysia.
Vadaketh, Sudhir Thomas.
TRAVEL > Asia > Southeast.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > American Government > National.
Economic history.
Social conditions.
Travel.
Singapore > Economic conditions.
Malaysia > Economic conditions.
Singapore > Social conditions.
Malaysia > Social conditions.
Malaisie > Conditions économiques.
Malaisie > Conditions sociales.
Malaysia.
Singapore.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1: Forgotten histories; 2: Two countries separated at birth; 3: The end of dominance: Part I; 4: The end of dominance: Part II; 5: Not civil enough; 6: Alibaba and the thieves; 7: Some are more equal than others; Plate 1-16; 8: Colour matters; 9: The influx of God and migrants; 10: The joy of families and security; 11: The stress of work and city life; Epilogue; Notes; Index.

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