Singapore in the Malay World
Building and Breaching Regional Bridges
Price: $125.00
Add to Cart- ISBN: 978-0-415-48410-7
- Binding: Hardback
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 26th May 2009 (Available for Pre-order)
- Pages: 240
About the Book
Since their separation in 1965 relations between Singapore and the wider Malay world have been full of tensions and misunderstandings. Reflecting critically on Singapore’s policy of meritocratic multiracialism on the one hand and the communalist state of Malay on the other, the author examines the way by which these policies, coupled with historical animosities, competitive economic tensions and janus-faced foreign economic policy orientation have contributed to Singapore’s mercurial relations with Malaysia and other neighbouring countries. The book also considers the Indonesian dimension of Singapore-Malaysia relations, deals with sensitive issues such as the politics of ethnicity, the rhetoric and reality of meritocracy and multiracialism, and foreign and security policies.
Incorporating perspectives and frameworks from the disciplines of politics, international relations, political economy, economic history and political sociology, this new appraisal of their relationship offers groundbreaking new insights into the way in which the Malaysian and Singapore states see both themselves and each other. This book will be of interest to students and scholars in Asian politics and international relations.
Table of Contents
1. Singapura: Siapa nama kamu? Di-mana awak tinggal? 2. Remembering and Forgetting: Nusantara Malays in the Singaporean National Imagination 3. Competing and Comparable Paradigms of Authoritarian Nation-Building 4. The Frightened Country and the Geopolitics of Insecurity 5. The Politics of Economic Competition and Cooperation 6. The Singa and Garuda: From Kiasu to Soft Power Diplomacy? Conclusion: Paradoxes and Diplomatic Blowbacks
About the Author(s)
Lily Zubaidah Rahim is a Senior Lecturer in Government and International Relations at the University of Sydeny, Australia. She is a specialist in the comparative development of Southeast Asia, with a particular research interest in Singapore and Malaysia.