Social movements in Malaysia : from moral communities to NGOs / / edited by Meredith L. Weiss and Saliha Hassan

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeCurzon, , 2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (241 p.)
• Disciplina: 303.48/4/09595; 303.48409595
• Soggetto topico: Non-governmental organizations -- Malaysia; Social movements -- Malaysia; Sociology & Social History; Social Sciences; Social Conditions; Social Change
• Altri autori: HassanSaliha <1949-> WeissMeredith L <1972-> (Meredith Leigh)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages [207]-219) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Social Movements in Malaysia: From moral communities to NGOs; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Contributors; Introduction: From moral communities to NGOs; 1 Malaysian NGOs: History, legal framework and characteristics; 2 The women's movement in peninsular Malayasia, 1900-99: A historical analysis; 3 Complex configurations: The Women's Agenda for Change and the Women's Candidacy Initiative; 4 Islamic non-governmental organisations; 5 The environment movement in Malaysia; 6 The Malaysian human rights movement; 7 Non-governmental organisations in Sarawak ; 8 The peace movement and Malaysian foreign and domestic policyNotes; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book considers the proliferation in Malaysia over the past two decades of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) associated with various social movements, both to provide basic information about the NGOs and social movements, and to discuss their role in the development of civil society generally in particular their contribution to the reform movement, which has been gathering strength since 1998. The book discusses the nature and development of the movements, and shows that those movements concerned with human rights and women's issues have made significant contributions to the reform
• Titolo autorizzato: Social movements in Malaysia
• ISBN: 1-136-00326-6; 0-203-06036-9; 1-283-84312-9; 1-136-00318-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910786599803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II