Student Activism in Malaysia - Crucible, Mirror, Sideshow

Meredith L. Weiss is associate professor of political science at the University at Albany, SUNY. She is the author of Protest and Possibilities: Civil Society and Coalitions for Political Change in Malaysia, as well as numerous articles and book chapters; and coeditor of Between Protest and Passivity: Understanding Student Activism in Asia; Political Violence in South and Southeast Asia: Critical Perspectives; and Social Movements in Malaysia: From Moral Communities to NGOs. Her research focuses on issues of political mobilization and change, civil society, human rights, and collective identity in Southeast Asia.

Summary

This work traces the early rise and subsequent decline of politically effective student activism in Malaysia, shedding new light on the dynamics of mobilization and on the key role of students and universities in postcolonial political development.

Product details

• Authors: Meredith Weiss, Meredith L. Weiss
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.10.2011
• EAN: 9780877277545
• ISBN: 978-0-87727-754-5
• No. of pages: 308
• Series: Studies on Southeast Asia; Studies on Southeast Asia
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas