03267nam 2200589 a 450 991078631120332120200520144314.0988-8180-18-51-283-87009-6988-220-884-3(CKB)2670000000280977(EBL)1073552(OCoLC)819635535(SSID)ssj0000851407(PQKBManifestationID)11429126(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000851407(PQKBWorkID)10838087(PQKB)11182333(StDuBDS)EDZ0000124895(MdBmJHUP)muse18838(Au-PeEL)EBL1073552(CaPaEBR)ebr10629228(CaONFJC)MIL418259(MiAaPQ)EBC1073552(EXLCZ)99267000000028097720121016d2012 ua 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFloating on a Malayan breeze[electronic resource] travels in Malaysia and Singapore /Sudhir Thomas VadakethSingapore NUS Press ;Hong Kong Hong Kong University Pressc20121 online resource (307 p.)"First published by Hong Kong University Press"--T.p. verso.988-8139-31-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Forgotten histories -- 2. Two countries separated at birth -- 3. The end of dominance : part I -- 4. The end of dominance : part II -- 5. Not civil enough - 6. Alibaba and the thieves -- 7. Some are more equal than others -- 8. Colour matters -- 9. The influx of God and migrants -- 10. The joy of families and security -- 11. The stress of work and city life -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Index.What happens after a country splits apart? Forty-five years ago Singapore separated from Malaysia. Since then, the two countries have developed along their own paths. Malaysia has given preference to the majority Malay Muslims--the bumiputera, or sons of the soil. Singapore, meanwhile, has tried to build a meritocracy--ostensibly colour-blind, yet more encouraging perhaps to some Singaporeans than to others. How have these policies affected ordinary people? How do these two divergent nations now see each other and the world around them? Seeking answers to these questions, two Singaporeans set off to cycle around Peninsular Malaysia, armed with a tent, two pairs of clothes and a daily budget of three US dollars each. They spent 30 days on the road, cycling through every Malaysian state, and chatting with hundreds of Malaysians. Not satisfied, they then went on to interview many more people in Malaysia and Singapore. What they found are two countries that have developed economically but are still struggling to find their souls.MalaysiaSocial conditionsSingaporeSocial conditionsMalaysiaEconomic conditionsSingaporeEconomic conditions915.95Vadaketh Sudhir Thomas1115055MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910786311203321Floating on a Malayan breeze3693822UNINA