Building Cultural Nationalism in Malaysia : Identity, Representation and Citizenship

ISBN-13: 9780415949712 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 316 str.

Timothy P. Daniels

Opis

This text contains an examination of processes of cultural citizenship in peninsular Malaysia. In particular, it focuses upon the diverse residents of the southwestern state of Melaka and their negotiations of belonging in Malaysian society.

Spis treści

Part I  1. Nations, Citizens and Theorizing Belonging  2. Melaka Past and Present, Cultural Citizenship and Race-Making  Part II  3. Cultural Categories, Hybridity and Identity Schemata  4. Discourse and Schemata of Malaysian Society  Part III  5. Public Celebrations and Institutionalized Representations of Malaysian Society  6. Religious Festivals in Sacred, Public and Private Places  Part IV  7. Negotiation and Social Relations  8. Cognitive Resolution and Experience  9. Conclusions

O autorze

Timothy P. Daniels is Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Hofstra University.