Title:
Malaysia : the making of a nation
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Publication Information:
Singapore : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2002
ISBN:
9789812301758
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Summary
Summary
Focusing on Malaysia's four prime ministers as nation-builders, this study observes that each one of them was transformed from being the head of the Malay party to that of the leader of a multi-ethnic nation - reinventing themselves as an inclusive Malaysian nationalist.
Table of Contents
| Glossary | p. viii |
| Acknowledgements | p. ix |
| Introduction | p. xi |
| Chapter 1 1945-57 Malay Dominance and the Making of a "malay" Nation-State | p. 1 |
| Chapter 2 1957-2001 the "bargain" and Contesting Nationalisms | p. 49 |
| Chapter 3 1957-70 "pluralism" in Nation-Building During the Tunku's Administration | p. 75 |
| Chapter 4 1970-76 Malay Dominance, Economic Integration and National Unity Under Tun Razak | p. 121 |
| Chapter 5 1976-81 National Unity and Islamic Fundamentalism Under Hussein Onn | p. 159 |
| Chapter 6 1981-2001 the Changing Face of Mahathir's Nationalism and Nation-Building | p. 185 |
| Chapter 7 Epilogue | p. 233 |
| Chronology | p. 243 |
| Bibliography | p. 249 |
| Index | p. 257 |
