ISBN:
0700716467
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xii, 227 p)
,
23 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2007 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version Social Movements in Malaysia : From Moral Communities to NGOs
DDC:
303.48/4/09595
Keywords:
Non-governmental organizations
;
Social movements
;
Non-governmental organizations ; Malaysia
;
Social movements ; Malaysia
;
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Abstract:
This book considers the proliferation in Malaysia over the past two decades of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) associated with various social movements and discusses the nature and development of the movements
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Social Movements in Malaysia; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; List of contributors; Introduction: from moral communities to NGOs; 1 Malaysian NGOs: history, legal framework and characteristics; 2 The women's movement in peninsular Malaysia, 1900-99: a historical analysis; 3 Complex configurations: the Women's Agenda for Change and the Women's Candidacy Initiative; 4 Islamic non-governmental organisations; 5 The environmental movement in Malaysia; 6 The Malaysian human rights movement; 7 Non-governmental organisations in Sarawak
Description / Table of Contents:
8 The peace movement and Malaysian foreign and domestic policyNotes; References; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-219) and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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