- 144 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Malaysia's New Ethnoscapes and Ways of Belonging
About this book
This book provides a picture of a globalized Malaysia where its conventionally-conceived multi-ethnic composition of Malays, Chinese, Indians and Others rub shoulders with or interact more intimately on a daily basis with transnational ethnoscapes of migrant workers, asylum seekers, international students, and foreign spouses. It asks how, as Malaysians become wedded to their citizenship, they extend the same awareness of rights and claims to non-citizens such as African international students, the Indonesian maids who look after their children, and the Chins and stateless Rohingyas who populate the landscape as refugees and undocumented workers. What are the possibilities of forming cosmopolitan solidarities with non-Malaysians? And what are the newcomers' strategies for place-making and belonging? And to bring the discussions of citizenship in Malaysia into relief, it is also asked how Malaysians abroad seek to enact and make meaningful their Malaysian citizenship. A diversity of experiences shapes the narratives in the chapters: of racialization, rejection, boundary-making and exclusivity, resilience and adaptation.
This book was published as a special issue of Citizenship Studies.
Frequently asked questions
- Essential is ideal for learners and professionals who enjoy exploring a wide range of subjects. Access the Essential Library with 800,000+ trusted titles and best-sellers across business, personal growth, and the humanities. Includes unlimited reading time and Standard Read Aloud voice.
- Complete: Perfect for advanced learners and researchers needing full, unrestricted access. Unlock 1.4M+ books across hundreds of subjects, including academic and specialized titles. The Complete Plan also includes advanced features like Premium Read Aloud and Research Assistant.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Citation information
- 1. Introduction: theorizing different forms of belonging in a cosmopolitan Malaysia
- 2. Arabs in the urban social landscapes of Malaysia: historical connections and belonging
- 3. Ethnicity, citizenship and reproduction: Taiwanese wives making citizenship claims in Malaysia
- 4. Urban refugees in a graduated sovereignty: the experiences of the stateless Rohingya in the Klang Valley
- 5. African international students in Klang Valley: colonial legacies, postcolonial racialization, and sub-citizenship
- 6. Place-making: Chin refugees, citizenship and the state in Malaysia
- 7. Intimate encounters: the ambiguities of belonging in the transnational migration of Indonesian domestic workers to Malaysia
- 8. Jom Bersih! Global Bersih and the enactment of Malaysian citizenship in Melbourne
- Index