Malaysian Chinese : : Recent Developments and Prospects / / ed. by Lee Hock Guan, Leo Suryadinata.

This collection of papers examines a variety of topics on the Chinese in Malaysia: the nature of Malaysian multi-ethnic society and the position of the ethnic Chinese, the conflation between ethnicity and religion, the 8 March 2008 election and its impact on the community, the similarities and dissi...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
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Place / Publishing House:Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [2011]
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Year of Publication:2011
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (240 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • CONTRIBUTORS
  • GLOSSARY
  • INTRODUCTION
  • 1. Malaysia: Ethnicity, Nationalism, and Nation Building
  • 2. Being Muslim and Chinese in Malaysia
  • 3. Quo Vadis: The Chinese in Malaysia
  • 4. At a Crossroads: Malaysia’s Coalition Politics and Chinese-based Political Parties
  • 5. The End of Chinese Malaysians’ Political Division? The March 8 Political Tsunami and Chinese Politics in Penang, Selangor, and Perak
  • 6. Forced to the Periphery: Recent Chinese Politics in East Malaysia
  • 7. The New Malaysian Economic Agenda: Some Preliminary Observations
  • 8. The Old And New Malaysian Chinese Language Press, with Special Reference to the 12th General Election
  • 9. Education of the Chinese in Malaysia
  • INDEX