Fragmented Vision
Allen & Unwin (Publisher)
Published on 24. April 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-1-86373-167-6 (ISBN)
Description
"Fragmented Vision" provides vivid descriptions and authoritative analyses of current social and cultural movements in Malaysia, especially as these relate to political developments in the country. It contains accounts of Malay political culture, the emergence of feminism, Chinese social and cultural movements, popular culture in Malaysia, ethnicity and the Left, and ethnic minorities. Drawing on recent developments in social theory, the contributions to the volume provide innovative perspectives on the Malaysian scene. The book points to the emergence of a new scholarship of Malaysia marked as never before by a strong Malaysian voice, by a sophisticated awareness of the strengths and weaknesses of recent theories of the cultural dimensions of modernity, and by a critical and committed stance. The authors and editors are all established experts on Malaysian politics, sociology and anthropology, and are either Malaysians themselves or are academics in Australia with long-standing commitment to Malaysia.
This book is essential reading for all who are not satisfied with existing attempts to analyze Malaysian culture and society in the terms provided by traditional Western social science, and who are interested in the perspectives being developed by critical scholars on and in Malaysia. MARKET. "Joel S. Kahn, currently Professor of Anthropology and Sociology at Monash University, was previously a Lecturer and Reader in the Department of Anthropology, University College London. Francis Loh Kok Wah is currently a Lecturer in the School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia Minden in Penang. He has also lectured in politics at Monash University. Both authors have been widely published.".
This book is essential reading for all who are not satisfied with existing attempts to analyze Malaysian culture and society in the terms provided by traditional Western social science, and who are interested in the perspectives being developed by critical scholars on and in Malaysia. MARKET. "Joel S. Kahn, currently Professor of Anthropology and Sociology at Monash University, was previously a Lecturer and Reader in the Department of Anthropology, University College London. Francis Loh Kok Wah is currently a Lecturer in the School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia Minden in Penang. He has also lectured in politics at Monash University. Both authors have been widely published.".
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Sydney
Australia
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 215 mm
Width: 140 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-86373-167-6 (9781863731676)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Introduction - the origins of Hua-Ch'iao; a short history of the Nanyang Chinese; the limits of Nanyang Chinese nationalism, 1912-1937; the study of the Southeast Asian past; Southeast Asia in the 9th and 14th centuries; early Ming relations with Southeast Asia - a background essay; China and Southeast Asia 1402-1424; the opening of relations between China and Malacca, 1403-1405; the first three rulers of Malacca; the Melayu in Hai-Kuo Wen Chien Lu; migration patterns in history - Malaysia and the region; Malayan nationalism; Malaysia - contending elites; reflections of Malaysian elites; traditional leadership in a new nation - the Chinese in Malaya; and Singapore; Chinese politics in Malaya; a short introduction to Chinese writing in Malaya; are Indonesian Chinese unique? - some observations; trade and cultural values - Australia and the four dragons; the life of William Liu - Australian and Chinese perspectives; the compulsion to look south - Asian awareness of Australia; on the south-eastern edge of Asia - an Asian view; the China-Japan relationship - implications for Australia; Asian perceptions of Australia - what Asians will see.