March 8 : eclipsing May 13 / Ooi Kee Beng, Johan Saravanamuttu, Lee Hock Guan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ooi, Kee Beng, author.

Saravanamuttu, J. (Jayaratnam), author.

Lee, Hock Guan, author.

Contributor:

Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Content Provider.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Malaysia. Parlimen--Elections, 2008.

Malaysia.

Elections--Malaysia--History--21st century.

Elections.

Malaysia--Politics and government--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 131 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For a whole generation of Malaysians, no proper closure to the traumas of the racial riots of May 13, 1969 has been possible. But then came March 8, 2008 The surprising results of the General Election on that special day have started eclipsing the fears linked for so long to that spectral night forty years ago. All the three researchers from ISEAS who each authored separate chapters for this book were in different parts of Malaysia monitoring its 12th General Election during the thirteen days of campaigning. Their analyses provide new insights into the phenomenon that Malaysians now simply refer to as "March 8". Ooi Kee Beng scrutinizes in detail the electoral campaign in the state of Penang, Johan Saravanamuttu studies the case of Kelantan state and the elections in general, while Lee Hock Guan examines changes in the voting pattern in the Klang Valley.

Contents:

The opposition's year of living demonstratively / Ooi Kee Beng

A tectonic shift in Malaysian politics / Johan Saravanamuttu

The ethnic voting pattern for Kuala Lumpur and Selangor in 2008 / Lee Hock Guan.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Nov 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789814459082

9814459089

9789812308979

9812308970

OCLC:

751688330