This book explores the ways in which language and education policies have contributed to the development of national integration in Malaysia, by examining wheth

Set in Malaysia, this book encompasses language and cultural policy challenges that many other multi-ethnic nations currently have to address. The people of Mal

This volume tracks the complex relationships between language, education and nation-building in Southeast Asia, focusing on how language policies have been used

Language and National Identity in Asia is a comprehensive introduction to the role of language in the construction and development of nations and national ident

"Malaysia has long had an ambivalent relationship to globalization. A shining example of export-led growth and the positive role for foreign investment, the cou