Singapore Malays : being ethnic minority and Muslim in a global city-state

"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 circumsta...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hussin Mutalib (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge , c2012
Series:Routledge contemporary Southeast Asia series
Subjects:

MARC

LEADER 00000cam a2200000 7i4500
001 0000085017
005 20131119093000.0
008 130710s2012 nyu eng
020 |a 0203118022 (ebook) 
020 |a 0415509637 (hardback : alk. paper) 
020 |a 9780203118023 (ebook) 
020 |a 9780415509633 (hardback : alk. paper) 
050 0 0 |a DS610.25.M34   |b H87 2012 
090 0 0 |a DS610.25.M34   |b H87 2012 
100 1 |a Hussin Mutalib ,   |e author 
245 1 0 |a Singapore Malays :   |b being ethnic minority and Muslim in a global city-state   |c Hussin Mutalib 
260 |a New York :   |b Routledge ,   |c c2012 
300 |a xviii, 204 p. :   |b ill. ;   |c 24 cm. 
490 1 |a Routledge contemporary Southeast Asia series 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [190]-200) and index 
505 0 |a 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 -- 4. The socio-economic plight -- 5. The question of Islamic identity -- 6. The leadership plight -- 7. Secondary sources: 'minority syndrome', historical legacies and globalization -- 8. Primary source: the state -- 9. Roles of Malays and the state -- 10. Conclusion 
520 |a "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 
650 0 |a Malays (Asian people)   |z Singapore 
650 0 |a Muslims   |z Singapore 
650 0 |a Singapore   |x Ethnic relations 
999 |a 1000157682   |b Book   |c OPEN SHELF (30 DAYS)   |e Gong Badak Campus