Making Modern Malaysians in Sarawak.
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THE SARAWAK MUSEUM JOURNAL |
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Title :
Making Modern Malaysians in Sarawak. |
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Author :
Clare L. Boulanger |
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Abstract:
To say that in recent years, Malaysia has been pursuing an aggressive program of socioeconomic change is to put the matter mildly. In 1991, Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir publicized his vision of a “fully developed” Malaysia by the year 2020. Manufacturing and the industrial production of agricultural commodities were to become the dominant economic activities; moreover, Malaysia would invest heavily in computer technolog so as to be well positioned to prosper in the widely-anticipated information-based economy of the future. In short, Malaysia epitomizes the situation described by Friedman, where “modernity moves [E]ast, leaving post-modernity in its wake” (1992: 360). Indeed, the banner of modernity is currently hoisted higher in Malaysia than in most of the nations of the West.
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| DOI: XXXX |
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How to cite:
Clare L. Boulanger. (1999). Making Modern Malaysians in Sarawak. The Sarawak Museum Journal, LIV (75): 93-104 |
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