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Catching the wind : Penang in a rising Asia / / edited by Francis E. Hutchinson & Johan Saravanamuttu
| Catching the wind : Penang in a rising Asia / / edited by Francis E. Hutchinson & Johan Saravanamuttu |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore ; ; Malaysia : , : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies : , : Penang Institute, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (234 p.) |
| Disciplina | 330.95951 |
| Collana | Penang studies series Catching the wind |
| Soggetto topico | World Heritage areas - Malaysia - Pulau Pinang (State) |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 981-4414-35-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD / Kesavapany, K. -- FOREWORD / Tong, Liew Chin -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS -- INTRODUCTION / Saravanamuttu, Johan / Hutchinson, Francis E. -- 1. Situating Penang in Asia and Malaysia / Hutchinson, Francis E. -- 2. George Town, Penang: Managing a Multicultural World Heritage Site / Nasution, Khoo Salma -- 3. Heritage as Knowledge: Time, Space, and Culture in Penang / Lan, Goh Beng -- 4. Heritage Conservation and Muslims in George Town / Aljunied, Syed Muhd Khairudin -- 5. Investment Opportunities in Penang / Choon, Lee Kah / Wei, Wein Siew / Loke, Sherine -- 6. Penang in the New Asian Economy: Skills Development & Future Human Resource Challenges / Heem, Poh Heem / Hooi, Tan Yin -- 7. PBA Holdings Bhd: The Road to Privatisation, Corporatisation and Beyond / Maidinsa, Jaseni -- 8. Penang's Technology Opportunities / Leong, Yoon Chon -- 9. Building a Temporary Second Home: Japanese Long-stay Retirees in Penang / Toyota, Mika / Ono, Mayumi -- 10. Medical Tourism in Penang: A Brief Review of the Sector / Oh, Su-Ann -- 11. Penang's Halal Industry / Chua, Rosalind -- REFERENCES |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463171603321 |
| Singapore ; ; Malaysia : , : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies : , : Penang Institute, , 2012 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Catharsis : a second chance for democracy in Malaysia / / Ooi Kee Beng
| Catharsis : a second chance for democracy in Malaysia / / Ooi Kee Beng |
| Autore | Ooi Kee Beng |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Penang, Malaysia : , : Penang Institute |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1 PDF (x, 223 pages)) |
| Disciplina | 320.9595 |
| Soggetto topico | Democracy - Malaysia |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 981-4818-92-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword / Chin Tong, Liew -- 1. Introduction - Malaysia's Future Is Redeemed -- Before Pakatan Harapan -- 2. After All These Years, Malaysia Is Still Held Hostage -- 3. Beyond the Nationalism Trap -- 4. Federating Malaysia - A Continuous and Troubled Process -- 5. Funeral for a True Son of Penang -- 6. Let's Work Out What Malaysia Is Good For -- 7. The Unity Fetish -- 8. When the National Narrative Loses the Script -- 9. Let's Be Cosmopolitan and Leave Multi-ethnicity Behind -- 10. Noses Don't Grow Back -- 11. Mahathir's Bersatu is Best Understood as an NGO -- Before 9 MAY 2018 -- 12. Racialising the Un-racialisable: What is the Red Shirt Rally All About? -- 13. One Country's Merdeka Is Another's Damage Control -- 14. Malaysia - Where Politics Must Be Ethnically Inclusive and Exclusive at the Same Time -- 15. Is Malaysia at a Crossroads or in a Quagmire? -- 16. Unity Without Solidarity Sows Disunity -- 17. UMNO and Looking Back at History -- 18. Sarawak Forces Federal Opposition to Do Deep Soul-searching. But Can It? -- 19. By-elections Reveal New Malay Politics -- 20. Interview with Mahathir Mohamad: 'People Must Be Able to Hold Their Heads Up.' -- 21. Malaysia Has to Start Re-examining Its Histories -- 22. Waves from US Probe into 1MDB May Turn into Tsunami -- 23. Seeking a New Formula to Unite Malaysia's Diversity -- 24. Time for Anwar to Accept Mahathir's Olive Branch -- 25. Najib, Mahathir and the Timing of Malaysia's Polls -- 26. Excessive Governance is Not Good Governance -- 27. Why Malaysia's Opposition Will Take to the Streets Again -- 28. Merdeka is About the Individual, Too -- 29. A Battle Between Malay leaders Over Malaysia's Future -- 30. The Primacy of Political Economy in Asia -- With Mahathir at the Helm -- 31. One Thing is Certain-There Will Be More Amendments to the Constitution -- 32. The More Things Change, the More Things May Actually Change -- 33. Did Merdeka Liberate or Create Malaya? -- 34. Interview with Nurul Izzah Anwar: Rebuilding a Nation Long Divided -- 35. The Diminishing of Humans Through Identity Politics -- 36. The Art of Dismantling Cultural Pluralism -- 37. No Need to Let Bigots Dictate Policy -- 38. What the Penang Floods Say About Malaysian Politics (and It's Not Just About Climate Change) -- 39. This is the Moment of Truth for Malaysia's Race-based Politics -- 40. We are Equal Only Through Our Vote -- 41 Why the Opposition Has a Shot at Toppling the Barisan Nasional with Mahathir at the Helm -- 42. Spiraling Back Towards Reformasi -- 43. Individual Freedom Is a Matter of National Survival -- 44. Why Meet the Twenty-first Century with Twentieth Century Mindsets? -- 45. A Final Quarrel Between a Repentant Grandfather and Old fashioned Self-absorbed Parents -- 46. Outraged Enough to Go Vote or Cynical Enough to Stay Home? -- Beyond 9 MAY 2018 -- 47. The Bewildering Game of Malaysian Politics, the Rot Within the Barisan Nasional -- 48. A Revolution in Malaysia? Not so Fast... -- 49. Mahathir: Renaissance Man -- 50. Malaysia's Reformasi Movement Lives Up to Its Name -- 51. In Lieu of Race and Religion... -- 52. It All Seems So Simple Now... -- 53. Catharsis - The Rebirth of Malaysia Finally Begins -- 54. A Malaysian Spring for Intelligentsia? -- 55. The Layers of Historical Significance of GE14 -- About the Author |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910466519903321 |
Ooi Kee Beng
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| Penang, Malaysia : , : Penang Institute | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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