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Living on the Periphery|Toshihiro Nobuta

Living on the Periphery : Development and Islamization Among the Orang Asli Volume 14

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Orang Asli is a generic name given to the indigenous people living on the Malay Peninsula. Using extensive ethnographic data, Living on the Periphery reveals the way in which state-initiated development projects and the process of Islamization influence the life world of the Orang Asli in the name of national unity. The Malaysian government stands behind the Muslim Orang Asli and regards anyone resisting Islamization as a rebel against the nation state. The Islamization program that aims at state-based integration brought about large-scale socioeconomic changes and created class divides, splits, and disharmonies in the community. Conflicts escalated notably between the Muslims supported by the government and the non-Muslims that are subjected to repressive forces of the state.

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  • ISBN-13: 9781920901905
  • ISBN-10: 1920901906
  • Publisher: Trans Pacific Press
  • Publish Date: March 2008
  • Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
  • Page Count: 323

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