Overview
- Interrogates Malaysian colonial history, and social relations that began during pre-colonial times, which extends to post-colonial Malaya
- Addresses economic misinterpretations of the role of markets in the way colonial industrialisation evolved in Malaysia
- Brings together incisive discourses that provide novelty to the discipline of Malaysian History
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This book brings together a set of incisive essays that interrogate Malaysian history and social relations which began during pre-colonial times, and extended to colonial and post-colonial Malaysia. It addresses economic misinterpretations of the role of markets in the way colonial industrialisation evolved, the nature of exploitation of workers, and the participation of local actors in shaping a wide range of socioeconomic and political processes.
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Keywords
- Interrogating of Malaysian history
- Revisiting Malaysia’s Capital Integration
- Understanding Malaysian identity
- Malaysia’s Colonial Past
- ASEAN’s Post-Colonial Foreign Policy
- Malaysia’s Foreign Policy through its Colonial past
- Economic Arguments of Colonial Rule
- Early Cottage Industrialization in Malaysia
- Colonial Industrialization in Malaya
- Malay Peasantry and Colonialism
- Colonial and Indigenous Scholarship in Malaya
- Construction of Malay and Malayness
- Pre-modern Malay Political Systems
- Shaharil Talib
- Shaharil Talib His Question of Divide in Malay Society
- British-Malay Aristocrats Business Relations in Malaya
- Malaysia’s South Indian ‘Coolies’
- Malaysia’s Foreign Policy under Tunku Abdul Rahman
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Reviews
Through celebrating the work of Shahril Talib Robert, the authors in this volume remind us of a deeper economic and political heritage that is often lost in the rubble of confusing national politics. All who care for Malaysia will find the studies here an uplifting affirmation of the value of open-minded and dedicated scholarship. I congratulate the editors and their colleagues for bringing so much more of the country’s varied foundations to our attention. - (Wang Gungwu,University Professor, National University of Singapore)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Rajah Rasiah is Distinguished National Professor of Economics at the Asia Europe Institute, University of Malaya. He is the 2015 recipient of the Celso Furtado prize from the World Academy of Sciences for advancing the frontiers of social science thought. He was made Distinguished Professor of Economics in 2017 by Malaysia's Ministry of Higher Education, and awarded the Merdeka Prize for scholastic excellence in 2018.
Azirah Hashim is a Senior Professor in the English Language Department, Faculty of Languages and Linguistics. Her previous positions include Executive Director of the Asia-Europe Institute, Director of the Centre for ASEAN Regionalism, Dean of the Humanities Research Cluster, and Dean of the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics. She is also Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany.
Jatswan S. Sidhu is an associate professor in the Department of International and Strategic Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur. He is also Executive Director of the Asia-Europe Institute (AEI), University of Malaya and Director, Centre for ASEAN Regionalism, University of Malaya (CARUM).
Azirah Hashim is a Senior Professor in the English Language Department, Faculty of Languages and Linguistics. Her previous positions include Executive Director of the Asia-Europe Institute, Director of the Centre for ASEAN Regionalism, Dean of the Humanities Research Cluster, and Dean of the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics. She is also Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany.
Jatswan S. Sidhu is an associate professor in the Department of International and Strategic Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur. He is also Executive Director of the Asia-Europe Institute (AEI), University of Malaya and Director, Centre for ASEAN Regionalism, University of Malaya (CARUM).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Contesting Malaysia’s Integration into the World Economy
Editors: Rajah Rasiah, Azirah Hashim, Jatswan S. Sidhu
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0650-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-0649-6Published: 16 May 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-0652-6Published: 17 May 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-0650-2Published: 15 May 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 268
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations
Topics: Economic History, Postcolonial Philosophy, Imperialism and Colonialism