Floating on a Malayan Breeze : Travels in Malaysia and Singapore /

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What happens after a country splits apart? Forty-five 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 tried to...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Vadaketh, Sudhir Thomas
Autor Corporativo: Project Muse
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hong Kong [China] : Hong Kong University Press, 2012
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Vadaketh, Sudhir Thomas > Travel > Malaysia.
Singapore > Economic conditions.
Malaysia > Economic conditions.
Singapore > Social conditions.
Malaysia > Social conditions.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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
  • 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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