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Islamic Revivalism and Politics in Malaysia

Problems in Nation Building

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Authors:
  1. Bob Olivier

    1. The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia

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  • Focuses on the Islamic revival in Malaysia
  • Includes in-depth confidential interviews with a 100 individuals from Malaysia’s educated class
  • Elaborates on the impact of the 2018 federal election on the trajectory of the Islamisation in Malaysia
  • Appeals to a general audience interested in finding out more about political Islam

Part of the book series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific (CSAP)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction

    • Bob Olivier
    Pages 1-7

  3. Some Background to Malaysia

    • Bob Olivier
    Pages 9-28

  4. Islamisation: The Global Scene

    • Bob Olivier
    Pages 29-57

  5. The Factors Driving Islamisation in Malaysia

    • Bob Olivier
    Pages 59-92

  6. Manifestations of Islamisation

    • Bob Olivier
    Pages 93-126

  7. Overall Reaction to the Islamisation Phenomenon

    • Bob Olivier
    Pages 127-157

  8. Impact on Muslim Women

    • Bob Olivier
    Pages 159-183

  9. Impact on Non-Muslims

    • Bob Olivier
    Pages 185-213

  10. Participants’ Concerns and Reluctance to Speak Out

    • Bob Olivier
    Pages 215-256

  11. Conclusion

    • Bob Olivier
    Pages 257-265

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 267-286
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About this book

This book describes the Islamisation process that has unfolded in Malaysia over the last fifty years and provides feedback from in-depth interviews with 100 individuals from Malaysia’s “educated classes”, or the “elite”, regarding their reactions to the changes that have accompanied Islamisation and how they feel it has impacted them. It includes a brief overview of Islamisation globally and a brief history of Malaysia, focusing especially on those aspects relevant to the book’s subject. The book gives a comprehensive explanation of how and why Islamisation occurred in Malaysia and illustrates the extent of change that has accompanied it. The feedback from the research participants includes special analysis of reactions from Muslim women and non-Muslims. The reasons behind there being so little public debate about Islamisation and the concerns that this group of people have about what is happening is also explained. Finally, the author gives his opinion on the impact the change ingovernment in May 2019 is likely to have. 

Authors and Affiliations

  • The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia

    Bob Olivier

About the author

Robert Henry Olivier is an advisor to the Centre for Muslim States and Societies at the University of Western Australia. He is also a Member of the Senate of the University. Recently retired, he spent 24 years in PA Consulting Group, in Australia, Hong Kong and Malaysia, his last position being Head of the South-East Asia Region. As founder, owner and Executive Chairman, he then spent 25 years with ASPAC Executive Search, one of Malaysia’s leading search firms. He was a Director of the British Malaysian Chamber of Commerce for 21 years.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Islamic Revivalism and Politics in Malaysia

  • Book Subtitle: Problems in Nation Building

  • Authors: Bob Olivier

  • Series Title: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0882-0

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-0881-3Published: 02 December 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-0884-4Published: 02 December 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-0882-0Published: 21 November 2019

  • Series ISSN: 2662-222X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2662-2238

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 286

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Religion and Society, Politics and Religion, Asian Politics, Secularism

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