Ethnic Relations in Malaysia: Harmony & Conflict
Author: Syed Husin Ali
With Malaysia in the throes of sweeping political change, academic turned political activist Dr Syed Husin Ali traces how ethnicity has been manipulated, since Independence, by Malaysian politicians for their own gain to the detriment of the masses. In articles spanning more than three decades, collected for the first time here, he dissects the origins, fallacies and destructive nature of communal politics in Malaysia and examines the issue of class versus race. It is time, he argues, for an end to race-based politics.
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With Malaysia in the throes of sweeping political change, academic turned political activist Dr Syed Husin Ali traces how ethnicity has been manipulated, since Independence, by Malaysian politicians for their own gain to the detriment of the masses. In articles spanning more than three decades, collected for the first time here, he dissects the origins, fallacies and destructive nature of communal politics in Malaysia and examines the issue of class versus race. It is time, he argues, for an end to race-based politics.
Published by SIRD
Hardback
2008
ISBN: 9789833782604
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