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The Singapore dilemma : the political and educational marginality of the Malay community / Lily Zubaidah Rahim.

By: Rahim, Lily Zubaidah, 1960-.
Series: South-East Asian social science monographs. Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press , 1998Description: xviii, 302 p. ; 26 cm.ISBN: 99835600325.Subject(s): Education -- Singapore | Malays (Asian people) -- Singapore | Singapore -- Economic conditions | Singapore -- Social conditionsDDC classification: 959.57
Contents:
Preface. - Acknowledgements. - Tables. - Appendices. - Abbreviations. - 1. Introduction. - Part I: Identity and ideology. - 2. Indigeneity, islam, and living on the margins of society. - 3. The PAP's vision for Singapore. - 4. Perceptions of the malay marginality. - Part II: Containment of malay politics. - 5. Minimizing the political resources of the malay community. - 6. Political representation of malay interest. - Part III: Education and inequality. - 7. The institutionalization of educational elitism. - 8. The politicization of the education system. - 9. Understanding the malay educational marginality. - 10. The inherent limitations of Mendaki. - 11. The ethnic based self-help paradigm. - Conclusion. - Appendices. - Bibliography. - Index.
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Preface. - Acknowledgements. - Tables. - Appendices. - Abbreviations. - 1. Introduction. - Part I: Identity and ideology. - 2. Indigeneity, islam, and living on the margins of society. - 3. The PAP's vision for Singapore. - 4. Perceptions of the malay marginality. - Part II: Containment of malay politics. - 5. Minimizing the political resources of the malay community. - 6. Political representation of malay interest. - Part III: Education and inequality. - 7. The institutionalization of educational elitism. - 8. The politicization of the education system. - 9. Understanding the malay educational marginality. - 10. The inherent limitations of Mendaki. - 11. The ethnic based self-help paradigm. - Conclusion. - Appendices. - Bibliography. - Index.