Author: Rahim, Lily Zubaidah
Title: Singapore in the Malay World : Building and Breaching Regional Bridges
Description: London, Routledge, 2009. orig.wrappers. 23x15cm, PAPERBACK.. ISBN: 9780415610490. Minor wear. Small bump to cover. VG. ¶ Contents: Singapura : Siapa nama kamu? Di-mana awak tinggal? -- Remembering and forgetting : nusantara Malays in the Singaporean national imagination -- Competing and comparable paradigms of authoritarian nation- building -- The frightened country and the geopolitics of insecurity -- The politics of economic competition and cooperation -- The Singa and Garuda : from kiasu to soft power diplomacy? ["Relations between Singapore and her immediate Malay neighbours have been perennially fraught with tension and misunderstanding. In making sense of this complex relationship,Lily Rahim explores the salience of historical animosities and competitive economic pressures, and Singapore’s janus-faced security and foreign economic policy orientation and ‘regional outsider’ complex. Focusing on Singapore’s relations with Malaysia, the book also examines the Indonesian dimension in bilateral relations. It highlights the paradoxical similarities in the nation-building approaches of Singapore and Malaysia. The author reflects critically on sensitive issues such as the rhetoric and reality of meritocracy and multiracialism in Singapore, and analyses the city-state’s weak regional soft power credentials and reputation as a political laggard despite its economic achievements...." -publisher's description].

Keywords: 9780415610490 Singapore, Malaysia, Foreign Policy, Diplomatic, Political History, Southeast Asia, , ,