One Malaysia, under God, bipolar essays on society, schooling, and salvation
The book is a smorgasbord of commentaries on the poetics and politics of cultural life in a nation that is struggling to transcend its racialized structure to forge a cohesive and harmonious future. The word 'smorgasbord' may give the impression that what is presented in this book is simpl...
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Petaling Jaya, Selangor New Jersey
Strategic Information and Research Development Centre World Wise Books
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| 505 | 0 | |a A meaningful Merdeka Day for me! -- An interstellar view of 'Malay-ness' -- Are we brewing another May 13, 1969? -- Teluk Intran and all that jazz -- The political economy of monarchy -- How we will be doomed as a nation -- 'Pendatang' and other manufactured crises -- What UMNO reps need to talk about -- From tom yum to nasi kandaq effect -- Major flood because of no hudud? -- Makin Mara's MRSM smarter -- Malaysia's endangered minds -- Beyond those super dodol in varsities -- What an 'A' in Malaysian English means -- This poem is not for Azmi Sharom -- Let them eat MUET -- Building school for all Malaysians? -- The 'baju kurung' vs 'baju kurung' debate -- 'Malay renaissance' at time of great flood? -- A lady and a Peugeot -- The child, the city, the curriculum -- Why Muslims, too, are rejecting hudud -- Od ismauns, Malauns, and Firauns -- Must the global khalifah be an Arab? -- Why must the guitar and piano be haram? -- Is Allah angry with Malaysia Airlines? -- Address terrorism, not flimsy sedition -- Lamenting the Bukit Bintang bombing -- A brother-sister syndrome and satanic verses -- In charb's horror, ia a defence needed? -- An Oktoberfest of ideas -- Reflections on Martin Buber's I-Thou philosophy and the conceptualization of personacracy -- ODYSSEY II: a journey in three tablets | |
| 520 | |a The book is a smorgasbord of commentaries on the poetics and politics of cultural life in a nation that is struggling to transcend its racialized structure to forge a cohesive and harmonious future. The word 'smorgasbord' may give the impression that what is presented in this book is simply a variety of 'dishes', hot and cold, familiar and exotic, all separate and distinct treats laid out on a buffet table. It is a smorgasbord with a difference: all the 'culinary delights' (read: commentaries) are laid out in an orderly manner with a story line that threads through the whole text. Organised around three main themes-society, schooling, and salvation-the commentaries offer rich food for thought and reflection and satisfy the intellectual and political appetite of anyone interested in Malaysian affairs and cultural politics in general.... | ||
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| 651 | 0 | |a Malaysia |x social conditions | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Malaysia |x Race relations |x Political aspects | |
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