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Summary
Summary
Based on years of field work, this book examines the way in which non-Malay ethnic groups of the Kelantan Plain, particularly the Chinese and Thai minorities, have adapted culturally to their environment and analyzes their relationship to the larger Malay state. Focusing on a region in which the non-Malay groups are true minorities, Winzeler demonstrates that the non-Malay groups of villagers share many of the same cultural patterns-and problems-as their Malay counterparts. Finally, he suggests that religious or cultural differences alone do not generate ethnic conflict in the region.
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Choice Review
Winzeler's lucid, well written, fieldwork-based analysis provides unique detailed comparison of Kelantanese Chinese and Thai. C.S. Kessler's Islam and Politics in a Malay State (CH, Oct '78) and Kelantan (CH, Apr '75), ed. by W.R. Roff, describe Kelantan Malays; A.J. Nagata's Malaysian Mosaic (Vancouver, 1979) treats multi- ethnicity throughout Malaysia. For several decades the violently factional Kelantan Malays have interacted peacefully with Chinese and Thai. Winzeler compares Chinese and Thai villages, describing history, geography, economy, and relationships to one another, to Malays, and urban life. Rural Chinese and Thai have adapted Kelantan Malay language and many Malay customs, but retain their own religion. Urban Chinese remain more apart, and look down on rurals. Winzeler analyzes the reasons for past inter-ethnic harmony and the causes of future strife. The book has sewn signatures, good binding, black and white photos, maps, and charts. Good printing, but the ten-point type is too small for easy reading. Winzeler's book is essential for Malay collections, and highly recommended for upper-division undergraduate and graduate Southeast Asia collection.-L.A. Kimball, Western Washington University
