224 Pages
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Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book analyses the mobilisation of race, rights and the law in Malaysia. It examines the Indian community in Malaysia, a quiet minority which consists of the former Indian Tamil plantation labour community and the urban Indian middle-class. The first part of the book explores the role played by British colonial laws and policies during the British colonial period in Malaya, from the 1890s to... Read more
Introduction: The phenomenon of Indian mobilisation in Malaysia 1. Indians in Malaysia: A Diverse and "Quiet Minority" in an Illiberal Polity 2. Theorising Politico-Legal Mobilisation of Minority Groups in Illiberal Polities: The Role of the Law in Constituting Identities and Grievance 3. Race: Indian Identity, Grievances and "Rights" in Colonial Malaya (1890 – 1956) 4. The Quiet Minority: Indians and Legal Repression in an Illiberal Democratic Malaysia (1957-1989) 5. The Unquiet Minority: Legal Mobilisation of Indians in Illiberal Malaysia (1990-2018) 6. Conclusion
Biography
Thaatchaayini Kananatu is a Lecturer in Law at the School of Business, Monash University Malaysia.
