The Politics of Multiculturalism: Pluralism and Citizenship in Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia 9780824864965

Few challenges to the modern dream of democratic citizenship appear greater than the presence of severe ethnic, religiou

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Table of contents :
Contents
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction Multiculturalism and Citizenship in Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia
2. The Culture and Practice of Pluralism in Postcolonial Malaysia
3. Social Pluralism in Singapore
4. Social Resources for Civility and Participation: The Case of Yogyakarta, Indonesia
5. Boundaries and Beyond: Whither the Cultural Bases of Political Community in Malaysia?
6. Corporate Pluralism: Singapore Inc. and the Association of Muslim Professionals
7. Where Has (Ethnic) Politics Gone? The Case of the BN Non-Malay Politicians and Political Parties
8. The Redefinition of Politics and the Transformation of Malaysian Pluralism
9. What Islam, Whose Islam? Sisters in Islam and the Struggle for Women’s Rights
10. Gender and Pluralism in Indonesia
11. Mirroring the Past or Reflecting the Future? Class and Religious Pluralism in Indonesian Labor
12. Greens in the Rainbow: Ethnoreligious Issues and the Indonesian Armed Forces
Contributors
Index

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