From British to Bumiputera Rule : : Local Politics and Rural Development in Peninsular Malaysia / / Shamsul A B.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
• VerfasserIn: A B, Shamsul,
• MitwirkendeR: Baharuddin, Shamsul Amri,
• Place / Publishing House: Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [2004]; ©2004
• Year of Publication: 2004
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (276 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; CONTENTS --; PREFACE TO THE SECOND REPRINT EDITION 2004 --; PREFACE --; PEOPLE AND PLACES --; 1 INTRODUCTION --; 2 SWAMP TO SETTLEMENT --; 3 LIVELIHOOD AND SOCIAL DIVISIONS --; 4 OLD ANTAGONISMS, NEW RIVALRIES --; 5 POLITICS OF BUMIPUTERA POLICY --; 6 CONCLUSION --; ABBREVIATIONS --; GLOSSARY --; BIBLIOGRAPHY --; INDEX --; The Author
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9789812305039; 9783110649772; 9783111024707; 9783110663006; 9783110606683
• DOI: 10.1355/9789812305039
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Shamsul A B.

Based on two years of intensive fieldwork, this detailed community study breaks new ground. Combining anthropological and historical disciplines, it deals with village politics amongst rural Malays growing oil-palm and rubber. This study traces the continuing influence of the colonial and post-colonial state policies on contemporary rural development. It shows that village political cleavages are not just the result of modern electoral practices introduced after World War II but are responses to politico-economic events at the national and even international levels. It examines not only inter-party rivalry between the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) and Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) but also the intra-party politics of both organizations at the local level.