Islam in Malaysian foreign policy / / Shanti Nair

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910455199103321
• Autore: Nair Shanti
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1997
• ISBN: 1-134-96100-6; 1-280-32016-8; 0-203-42538-3; 0-203-30028-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (316 p.)
• Collana: Politics in Asia series
• Disciplina: 327.595
• Soggetti: Islam - Malaysia; Islam and politics - Malaysia; Islam and state - Malaysia; Electronic books.; Malaysia Foreign relations; Malaysia Politics and government
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Issued under the auspices of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore--Cover.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [278]-296) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Locating Islam in international relations; The relationship between foreign policy and domestic policy: foreign policy as domestic policy by other means; Notes; 1 Islam in Malay politics; Islam in Malay political culture; Islam in Malay political development; Notes; 2 The internationalization of Malay-Muslim society; Islam in Malaysian foreign policy 1957-1978: government and party attitudes; The expansion of the Malay universe; The internationalization of dakwah; The impact of the Iranian revolution The Muslim world in the fifteenth century; The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan; The ascension of the Mahathir Administration: a new strategy in foreign policy; Leadership perceptions of foreign policy; Notes; 3 Mahathir, moderation and modernization: ""right"" Islam; Building an identity; Political Islam at the multilateral level; Political Islam at the bilateral level; Islam, Malay ; development and the Mahathir philosophy; The economic value of Islam in foreign relations; 'Ijtihad and the ""problem"" of authority; The limits of ""right"" identity; Notes; 4 Extremism: ""wrong"" Islam Malaysia and Islamic radicalism; Iran, intra-Malay rivalry and the constitutional crisis; ""Extremism"" in international relations; ""Extremism"" and dakwah; ""Extremism"" and Malaysian students; UMNO and unofficial foreign policy; Notes; 5 Building the umma: Malaysia and Muslim minorities; Malaysia and Thailand; Malaysia and the Philippines; Malaysia, Singapore and other regional Muslims; Aiding Southeast Asian Muslims; Aiding extra-regional Muslim minorities; Notes; 6 Co-religionism: Palestine and Afghanistan; The Palestinian struggle; The Afghan struggle; Nationalism or Islam? Non-Muslim support: the Malaysian identity; Anti-Zionism; The Herzog incident; The political aftermath; Notes; 7 Post-Cold War religious identity; The Gulf War; Malaysia and the Palestinian issue in the 1990's; The issue of Bosnia; Islamic identity in a post-ideological age; Notes; Conclusion; Appendix; Glossary; Select bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: A case study of a multi-ethnic Muslim state and a contribution to the study of the domestic functions of foreign policy. The book also addresses the real and imagined significance of Islam as a force in contemporary global politics.