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The politics of Bangsa Malaysia nation-building in a multiethnic society

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The politics of nation-building has always been a central issue in Malaysia. Whilst the country has been able to sustain a relatively stable politics since the 1969 tragedy, and hence generate a rapid economic development (at least until the 1997 Asian economic crisis and later in the post 2008 Gene...

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Main Author: Mohamed Mustafa Ishak (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Sintok, Kedah Penerbit Universiti Utara Malaysia 2014
Subjects:
Mahathir bin Mohamad > 1925- > Influence
National characteristics, Malaysian
Nation-building > Malaysia > History
Nationalism > Malaysia > History
Social engineering > Malaysia
Ethnicity > Malaysia
Malaysia > Race relations > Political aspects
Malaysia > Ethnic relations > Political aspects
Malaysia > social policy
Malaysia > Politics and government
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Ethnicity and nationalism
  • 2. Identity formation in Malaysia
  • 3. From state to nation-building
  • 4. Imagining the nation
  • 5. Contesting the nation
  • 6. Constructing Bangsa Malaysia
  • 7. Mahathirism and the future of the nation
  • 8. The future of Bangsa Malaysia

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