Malaysia : The Making of a Nation /

This is an account of the contest between Malay ethno-nationalism and Malaysian nationalism in the making of the Malaysian nation. In spite of Malay dominance in Malaysia, the author argues, the country has not become a ""Malay nation-state"". This process has been checked by the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Cheah, Boon Kheng
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Singapore : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2002.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Plurale samenleving.
Natievorming.
Politics and government
Nationalism.
Ethnic relations.
Cultural pluralism.
Diversite culturelle > Malaisie.
Nationalisme > Malaisie.
Cultural pluralism > Malaysia.
Nationalism > Malaysia.
Malaysia.
Malaisie > Relations interethniques.
Malaysia > Ethnic relations.
Malaysia > Politics and government.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This is an account of the contest between Malay ethno-nationalism and Malaysian nationalism in the making of the Malaysian nation. In spite of Malay dominance in Malaysia, the author argues, the country has not become a ""Malay nation-state"". This process has been checked by the rival forces of multi-ethnic ""Malaysian nationalism"" in peninsular Malaysia and the contesting nationalisms and communalism of the other indigenous communities, or bumiputra, in the East Malaysian states of Sarawak and Sabah. The study focuses on Malaysia's four Prime Ministers as nation-builders, observing that each.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (264 pages).
ISBN:9789812305145

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