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Autore: | Hussin Mutalib <1949-, > |
Titolo: | Singapore Malays : being ethnic minority and Muslim in a global city-state / / Hussin Mutalib |
Pubblicazione: | Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
Disciplina: | 305.89/92805957 |
Soggetto topico: | Malays (Asian people) - Singapore |
Muslims - Singapore | |
Soggetto geografico: | Singapore Ethnic relations |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Glossary of abbreviations; PART I Introduction, objectives of study, theoretical framework, historical overview, and literature review; 1 Introduction: the 'Malay plight' defined, objectives and approach of this study; 2 Historical overview of 'Malays' and their progress post-Independence; 3 Literature review on the Malay plight; PART II The 'Malay plight' examined; 4 The socio-economic plight; 5 The question of Islamic identity; 6 The leadership plight; PART III Sources of the Malay plight |
7 Secondary sources: 'minority syndrome', historical legacies and globalization8 Primary source: the state; PART IV The future of Malays: 'what is to be done?'; 9 Roles of Malays and the state; 10 Conclusion; Appendix 1: Hussin Mutalib (books, articles, talks, seminars and conferences, 1986-2010); Appendix 2: State-Malay tensions since the 1980s - a sample; Appendix 3: ethnic preferences in the resale market for HDB flats; Notes; Bibliography; Index | |
Sommario/riassunto: | "The Malay population makes up Singapore's three largest ethnic groups. This book provides an analysis of the debates on religion, politics and citizenship of Malay Muslims in contemporary Singapore. Comprehensively and convincingly argued, the author examines their disadvantaged circumstances in the fields of politics, education, social mobility, and freedom of religious expression."--Publisher's description. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Singapore Malays |
ISBN: | 1-136-30732-X |
1-283-52085-0 | |
9786613833303 | |
0-203-11802-2 | |
1-136-30733-8 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910810647303321 |
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