Routledge Malaysian Studies Series

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1. Malaysia's Development Challenges

   Graduating from the Middle

   Edited by Hal Hill, Tham Siew Yean, Ragayah Haji Mat Zin

   Series: Routledge Malaysian Studies Series

   This book examines the various economic, political and developmental policy challenges that Malaysia faces in her shift from a middle income to high-income economy. This issue is of great interest to academics, policy makers and development practitioners in the developing world, particularly in...

   Published April 30th 2012 by Routledge
2. Islam and Politics in Southeast Asia

   Edited by Johan Saravanamuttu

   Series: Routledge Malaysian Studies Series

   Southeast Asia manifests some of the most interesting, non-violent as well as conflictual elements of Islamic social and political life in the world. This book examines the ways in which Muslim politics in Southeast Asia has greatly impacted democratic practice and contributed to its practical and...

   Published April 15th 2012 by Routledge
3. Ethnicization and Identity Construction in Malaysia

   By Frederik Holst

   Series: Routledge Malaysian Studies Series

   This book is the first monograph to provide an in-depth and multifaceted study of the processes of ethnicization and identity construction in Malaysia, from the colonial period until the present. In his analysis, the author takes multiple layers of ethnicization into account and shows how these...

   Published March 28th 2012 by Routledge
4. Race and Multiculturalism in Malaysia and Singapore

   Edited by Daniel P.S. Goh, Matilda Gabrielpillai, Philip Holden, Gaik Cheng Khoo

   Series: Routledge Malaysian Studies Series

   This book explores race and multiculturalism in Malaysia and Singapore from a range of different disciplinary perspectives, showing how race and multiculturalism are represented, how multiculturalism works out in practice, and how attitudes towards race and multiculturalism – and multicultural...

   Published March 28th 2012 by Routledge
5. Media, Culture and Society in Malaysia

   Edited by Yeoh Seng Guan

   Series: Routledge Malaysian Studies Series

   This book presents a comprehensive, full-length analysis of the uses of media and communication technologies by different social actors in Malaysia. Unlike other studies of the media in Malaysia which concentrate on "political economy" or "freedom of the media" approaches, this book focuses on the...

   Published August 31st 2011 by Routledge
6. The State, Development and Identity in Multi-Ethnic Societies

   Ethnicity, Equity and the Nation

   Edited by Nicholas Tarling, Edmund Terence Gomez

   Series: Routledge Malaysian Studies Series

   Published March 22nd 2011 by Routledge
7. Privatization in Malaysia

   Regulation, Rent-Seeking and Policy Failure

   By Jeff Tan

   Series: Routledge Malaysian Studies Series

   In recent years, privatisation has fallen out of favour in many countries because the underlying political factors have not been well understood. This book examines Malaysia’s privatisation programme, focusing on how political constraints resulted in the failure of four major privatisations: the...

   Published August 4th 2009 by Routledge
8. Feminism and the Women's Movement in Malaysia

   An Unsung (R)evolution

   By Maznah Mohamad, Cecilia Ng, tan beng Hui

   Series: Routledge Malaysian Studies Series

   Combining both personal and academic insights into the Malaysian women’s movement, this study provides an in-depth account of the multiple struggles of the Malaysian women’s movement, from securing gender equality in a patriarchal society to achieving unity among members of a multi-ethnic society...

   Published May 11th 2009 by Routledge
9. Politics in Malaysia

   The Malay Dimension

   Edited by Edmund Terence Gomez

   Series: Routledge Malaysian Studies Series

   Examining some of the most critical issues in Malaysian politics today, including human rights, law and democracy, gender and Islam, this book explores the contours of the contemporary landscape of Malaysian politics, focusing especially on politics among the majority ethnic Malay community. In...

   Published April 28th 2009 by Routledge
10. Health Care in Malaysia

    The Dynamics of Provision, Financing and Access

    Edited by Heng Leng Chee, Simon Barraclough

    Series: Routledge Malaysian Studies Series

    The health care system in Malaysia has undergone a fundamental transformation over the last two decades. This book examines this transformation and explores the pressing issues it faces today. It includes coverage of: the evolution of the system since independence, from the colonial legacy of...

    Published April 2nd 2009 by Routledge