Crossroads (2nd Edn)

Jim Baker

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In this fully updated, second edition of Crossroads, Jim Baker adds two new chapters that bring Malaysia and Singapore into the middle of the first decade of the 21st century. The original text (which traces the complex currents of history and politics of Malaysia and Singapore-neighbours with a common past) is also revised to re-evaluate events in the context of an expanded history. "Jim Baker's Crossroads is bound to raise more than a few eyebrows in more than a few quarters. His book presents a side of history not many may be aware of or even want to know ... it is as thought-provoking as it is enlightening." - The Sun (on the first edition). "Baker's thrilling book profits from his refusal to separate Singapore's history from Malaysia's. What we get is a broad story filled with surprising details drawn from his own experiences and from other scholarly works, and told in an easy and captivating style." - Dr Ooi Kee Beng, Fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore

Sujets

• Histoire
• Malasia
• Malaysia
• Singapore
• History of Asia
• Malaisie
• Singapour

Informations

• Publié par: MarshallCavendishM
• Date de parution: 01 juillet 2008
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9789814435482
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

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National Library Board Singapore Cataloguing in Publication Data
Baker, Jim, M. Ed.
Crossroads: a popular history of Malaysia and Singapore / cJim Baker. - Rev. 2nd ed. - Singapore : Marshall Cavendish Editions, 2006.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
eISBN : 978 981 4435 48 2
1. Singapore - History. 2. Malaysia - History. 3. Malaya - History. 4. Singapore - Politics and government. 5. Malaysia - Politics and government. I. Title.
DS596
959.5 - dc22 OCN218933671
Printed in Singapore by Fabulous Printers Pte Ltd
What they say about the first edition...
History without tears.
New Straits Times
[ Crossroads ] is full of surprises; some may not exactly be pleasant and some may even shock. Baker is bold in his approach, not mincing his words or attempting to soften the blow of cold hard facts... The book is thus interesting, informative and entertaining.
The Sun
Crossroads fills a lamentable lacuna in our historical narrative... [Baker] is especially informative in his appreciation of the immigrant mindset and work ethic to which he attributes the economic success of the region, debunking the more official theory of common Asian values.
Sunday Star
To Junia - wife, editor, critic, partner and cheerleader. Without her, this book would not have been possible.
CONTENTS
Introduction to First Edition
Preface to Second Edition
1. Malaysia and its Indigenous People
Monsoon Asia
At the Crossroads ; Dense Rain Forests, Mountains and Plains
Inter-archipelago Migration
Kampung Culture ; Islam and Malay Values
2. Indian Influence and Early Empires
Hindu Culture and Royalty
Language, Literature and Legends
Pattern of Indianization
Funan - the First Traders ; Champa and Trade on the Eastern Coast; Srivijaya and Trade in the Straits
Melaka Empire
The Melaka Entrep t ; The Coming of Islam; Decline of Empire
3. West Meets East in the Archipelago
For Gold, Glory and God
Portuguese Take Melaka
Rise of Aceh
Johor and the Royal Family
Dutch Challenge Portuguese Trade
Bugis Dominate in the Eighteenth Century
The Bugis-Dutch Conflict
4. Britain Takes Control of the Crossroads
Renewed Interest in Asia
Founding of Penang
Melaka Becomes a British Settlement
Raffles and Singapore
William Farquhar
Anglo Dutch Treaty of 1824
5. Singapore in the Nineteenth Century
Free Trade and Prosperity
Singapore s Immigrant Population
Government and Social Conditions
Sin City ; War on Piracy
A Crown Colony
Social Stability ; Malays in Singapore
6. The Malay Peninsula until 1874
Non-intervention in Malay Affairs
Kedah s Struggle with Siam ; Johor and the Puppet Prince; Pahang s Civil War
Tin Mining and Chinese Immigration
Civil War in Selangor ; Turf Wars in Perak
Treaty of Pangkor
7. British Intervention
State-by-State Intervention
Negri Sembilan ; Pahang and Johor
The Residential System
Trouble in Perak ; Pahang Chieftains Resist the British; Compromise and Stability
Federated Malay States
Kuala Lumpur, the Capital
Unfederated Malay States
Informal Ties with Johor
8. The British in Borneo
Brunei Sultanate
Sarawak and Brooke
White Raja of Sarawak; Benevolent Rule
Charles Brooke
British North Borneo
9. Impact of British Rule on Malaya
The Rubber Boom
Modern Administration
A Multiracial Society ; The Indians
Health Care and Education
Legacy of British Rule
10. Impact of British Rule on the Malays
11. Singapore: A Global Trader
Trading and Financial Center
Stevenson Plan ; Regional Hub
Strategic Defense Center
The People of Singapore
Mothers of Singapore ; Malays in Politics; Pre-war Politics
Colonial Society
12. World War II and British Malaya
The Rise of Japan
Fall of Malaya
The Occupation
Malayan Resistance
Impact of the War
13. Malaya after the War
Malay Political Unity
Post-war Malay Community ; Federation of Malaya
The Emergency and the Communist Threat
Carrot-and-Stick Solutions
Toward Independence
Creation of the Alliance Party ; Democratic Federal Elections; The Constitution and the Deal
14. Singapore: The Road to Self-Rule
Post-war Politics
Political Unrest
Post-war Malay Community
Self-Government
David Marshall and the Labor Front ; Lim Yew Hock
Rise of the People s Action Party
15. Malayans Take Control
Malaya from 1957
The Alliance Government ; National Development
Singapore from 1959
Building the Economy ; Urban Development ; Merger with Malaya; Battle for the PAP
Borneo in the Twentieth Century
North Borneo ; The Malaysia Proposal
Federation of Malaysia
Regional Opposition to Malaysia ; PAP s Entry into Malaysian Politics
16. Malaysia 1965-1990
Status Quo Challenged
Race Riots and Emergency Rule
New Economic Policy
National Ideology ; Malay Business Ventures; Consequences of the NEP
Borneo Politics
Sabah ; Sarawak
Barisan Nasional, PAS and the DAP
Malaysian Democracy
Mahathir in Power
Royal Power ; Judicial Power
Impact of the New Economic Policy
Social Changes
17. Independent Singapore
Stability and Purpose
One Party, One Voice
Search for a Common Identity
Malays in the 1960s and Early 1970s ; Regional Relations ; ASEAN ;
A Case Study: Population Problems ; A Crisis of Identity?;
The Michael Fay Caning ; Western Influence;
The Search for Core Values
New Political Directions
A New Generation of Leaders
18. Twenty-first Century Malaysia
Malaysia s Changing Population
Are Minorities Marginalized? ; Creation of an Indian Underclass?
Asian Economic Crisis
UMNO Reacts ; The New Malay Dilemma ; Islam and Social Change;
Malay Internal Divisions ; The Emergence of Barisan Alternatif;
The 2004 Elections ; The 2008 Elections and the Return of Anwar
The Road Forward
19. Twenty-first Century Singapore
New Directions
Consultative Government
Population - The Third Wave of Immigrants
Unequal Growth
Culture in the Twenty-first Century
Swinging Singapore
Terrorism and Regional Threats
Closer Ties with the United States
Global Initiatives
Friends after the Divorce?
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
INTRODUCTION TO FIRST EDITION
In the last quarter of the twentieth century, there has been much focus on what appears to be a shift in the world s economic and political power from North America and Europe to Asia. This is underscored by the increasingly prominent roles played by Asia both economically and politically, which impact not only on the region but also on the world at large. The change began with Japan s tremendous economic growth after World War II and was followed by economic booms in Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong. In the 1980s and 1990s, there was a third wave of growing economies in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. The final act in this economic renaissance of Asia will be the rise of two of the potentially largest world economies - India and China.
The economic downturn in the area in the late 1990s is no more than a temporary setback. Most economists believe Asia will emerge from the crisis to be just as important a player in the world economy as it was before the crisis.
There is a wealth of opinion and commentary about Asia s growth and its ramifications. A running theme is that the underpinnings of Asia s economic success are rooted in culture and values, that the rise of the East is driven by Asian values, which create the climate necessary for these societies to compete successfully with the West. Evidence of this view is contained in popular commentaries on the economic conflict between Japan and the United States in the 1970s and 1980s. It is seen in the stated attempts by many Asian leaders to protect their societies from the influences of popular Western culture lest they corrupt the foundations of their success. And this view has been further advanced by cultural critics in the West who warn of economic decline because of current social conditions in Western societies.
The problem is that to define Asian values is virtually impossible, and for politicians to portray econ