Frederik Holst

Ethnicization and Identity Construction in Malaysia (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

The book examines how, over time, ethnic consciousness in Malaysia has developed. It discusses government policies, explores their impact in politics, society and the economy, and concludes by considering how the "ethnic issue" in Malaysia is likely to develop.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. April 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136330605
• Artikelnr.: 38254028

Autorenporträt

Frederik Holst is a senior research fellow at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. He holds a PhD in Southeast Asian Studies and an MA in Communication Studies, forming the basis of his research interests. His focus lies on questions of identity as well as the impact of communication technologies.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: configurations of ethnicization in Malaysia
Current state of research
Structure 2. Reconceptualizing ethnicized identities
Race and ethnicity
Concrete issues: the role of language and religion
Ethnic identity construction and ethnicization
Beyond ethnicity 3. History of ethnicization in Malaysia
Ethnicized identities in Malaysia
The colonial system
After independence
Transethnic cooperation in history
Historical reframings and erasures 4. Manifestations of ethnicization
The ethnicized political and party system
Malaysia's ethnicized political economy 5. Implementations of ethnicization
Ethnicization through language and religious policies
Defining discourses and identities 6. Impacts of ethnicization
"Us" versus "Them": othering against migrant populations
Malaysia's universities: transethnic cooperation despite ethnic quotas?
Social activism between ethnicization and transethnic cooperation 7. Conclusion