1st Edition

Malaysia Tradition, Modernity, And Islam

By R. S. Milne Copyright 1986
    221 Pages
    by Routledge

    222 Pages
    by Routledge

    This book examines Malaysia's history, population, social structure, politics, and economics as well as its climate, agriculture, and wildlife and seeks to explain why, despite its inherent ethnic tensions, Malaysia has survived and even prospered.

    Preface -- Special Terms and Concepts -- Introduction -- Early History: Colonial Rule -- History Since Independence -- The Society: Ethnicity, Class, and Culture -- Political Institutions and Processes -- The Economy -- Foreign Policy and Security -- Conclusions