Political Power of the Overseas Chinese in West Malaysia, 1965-1978.

Abstract

This thesis deals with Chinese political power in the Federation of Malaysia since the expulsion of Singapore (with its large Chinese pululation) from the federation in 1965. In determining the extent of Chinese political power in Malaysia, an examination of two significant areas was essential. First, the racial conflict and violence between the Malays and non-Malays (mainly the Chinese) were major problems which shook the very foundation of the political, economic and social structures of Malaysia. Second, the results of the last three Malaysian Parliamentary and State Legislative Assembly General Elections were analyzed and interpreted to gain a clearer picture of the Malaysian political scene. Finally, a projection of the future political prospects for Malaysia was offered. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA073458

Entities

People

  • Ronald G. S. Tom

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Asia
  • Demography
  • Economic Systems
  • Elections
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Governments
  • House Of Representatives
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • Political Ideologies
  • Political Science
  • Political Systems
  • Southeast Asia
  • State Governments
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Urban Areas

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union